A massive multi-year expansion was completed in 2024 with the construction of the new Caboose Route. This entire route added 3,650 feet of track that ends in a loop around a full size caboose, with spectacular views of the lake and main yards. Numerous trestles and bridges wind in and around the existing track, giving the railroad a certain kind of intrigue as trains will get a view of each other coming and going much more often as the center of the track becomes a spaghetti-bowl of route options.
The project had many sub-projects including—but not limited to: the Lumber Camp Bridge, Loop and North Spur; the Alpine Crossover bridges (a set of 5 bridges); the Silver Bridges, the Redwood Canyon Bridge and Tunnel, the Redwood Trestle; and the Caboose Loop.
