In 1956, as McCloud Railway was acquiring newer diesels from Baldwin, they retired their elderly steam locomotive fleet (including 18).

The unit was sold (like many McCloud steam locomotives at the time) to Yreka Western Railroad, a small, power-starved railroad also in Northern California.

[3] The locomotive was restored to operation at McCloud in 1998, and quickly became the favorite unit as it was bigger and stronger than No.

In 2005, with the imminent demise of the McCloud Railway as a financial entity, the unit was sold to Virginia and Truckee Railroad as an excursion unit.

[4] Media related to McCloud River Railroad 18 at Wikimedia Commons