WP F7 918-D brings up the rear of a Niles Canyon train enroute to Niles

#18 on a photo run over the Lake Britton Bridge, known as the bridge in the movie "Stand By Me". Today, while the bridge still stands, the railroad is gone, with the rails removed during 2007.

The day after Winterail 2007 was a beautiful late winter day in Northern California. Engineer Hoffman is at the throttle of NVR 72 as they head south back to Napa.

SN 143 is returning to Walnut Creek after an excursion to Concord. This was part of the ceremony marking the abandonment of this piece of railroad and its eventual conversion to right of way for B... (more)

Heading back to Oakdale from Cooperstown, McCloud #18, currently residing on the Sierra, is crossing the trestle between Cooperstown and Warnerville. Behind the #18 is Sierra's only remaining Basl... (more)

After a quick pass, the 500 continues south along the harbor, while the 501 heads to the northern terminus of the Waterfront Red Car Line.

In late 1985, an excursion was run from Jamestown to Hetch Hetchy Junction using eight cars and two of Sierra's Baldwin S12's. Photo taken somewhere near Keystone

A passenger special from Willits to Ukiah crests Ridge summit. The troubled railroad had passed into public ownership, and a "new" Northwestern Pacific Railroad had begun both freight and tourist... (more)

The McCloud 18 leads the PLA passenger train to Warnerville, where the Sierra 28 will be put on the point.

This photo runby was staged twice.

Flying flags for the 4th of July, a sold-out Napa Valley Wine Train passes a field of grape vines.

CW 2-6-6-2 #46 and 2-8-2 #45 have crossed the summit on the California Wesern and are now going to drop down to Willits as part of a double headed excursion in June of 1974. #45 remains on the CW ... (more)

Sierra Northern GP7 134 is running long-hood forward with the Sunday Brunch train as it heads southeast running along the Sacramento River at the old Sacramento Northern location of Haviland.

Sierra's famed Rogers 4-6-0 #3 is between Cooperstown and Warnerville. It had double-headed with #8 and was now running to Warnerville for water. The yellow car is the restored "Julia Bulette" fro... (more)

A former Key System car hauls tourists along the old Sacramento Northern right of way at the Western Railroad Museum at Rio Vista.