ALCO RS1, This unit has probably the most colorful history of any CCT unit. The unit was swapped to CCT by WP 5/76 in exchange for CCT 50; The unit's previous owners and numbers are as follows: ex-TS 746, ex-UP 1218, nee SI 207. The unit is currently in storage in Willits CA.

There are actually 3 CCT locos in Willits: S2 42 GP7 70 and RS1 80, ex-TS 746. TS 746 is caught by E. Forrest Hadley at the CCT shops in March 1975. In about a year, she would be formally sold to the CCT, ending the history of Tidewater Southern locomotives and becoming the last Alco to work the CCT. This day, she was on lease, helping with the ...

Central California Traction Company 80 and SP 4304 rusting away in the Northwestern Pacific yard at Willits.

The CPC Phase 2 CCT MC Auto 80-200mm f/3.8 is a multicoated telephoto zoom lens with a constant max. aperture (f/3.8) for many 35 mm non-AF SLR cameras popular in the late 20 c. Focus and zoom operations are realized by a broad textured pump. When zooming (the pump moves along the barrel), the lens length does not change.

I only saw the CCT once, wish I had spent a little more time chase it but was distracted by all the Warbonnets on the Santa Fe and never made back to Stockton to follow the CCT to Lodi. Some days I wish I had focused a little more on trains after college and less on other stuff - like work!

CCT 80 Central California Traction Company 80 rusting away in the Northwestern Pacific yard at Willits, CA

Explore the world of photography with this genuine vintage CPC Phase 2 CCT 80-200mm MC Auto Zoom Lens. With a maximum aperture of f/4.5, this lens captures stunning images with ease.

©Steven Vincent--Sacramento,CA--Feb. 29, 1980 image by AJ Schill--Sacramento,CA--April 09, 1979 John Barnhill Collection

Atlas did a special limited run of CCT 80 in HO Scale in 2005. I was able to purchase this model on E-Bay for 25.00 less than the original purchase price. The standout mistakes by Atlas is the model features single chime horns vs. the 5 chime the CCT used, and the model comes with Roller bearing trucks vs. plain bearings used by the prototype.

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