Acquired from the McCloud by the commission rebuilding the V&T in Nevada, #18 was loaned to the Sierra for excursion service as, at the time, Sierra was supposed to operate the V&T. This excursion... (more)

Famed railroad photographer Ted Benson gently removes his antique marker lamps from the one of the coaches of the Golden Sunset Dinner train on March 9th, 2003. This event took place on the Sierr... (more)

Sierra #50 has seven empty centerbeams in tow, six of which will be left at Chinese Camp. One empty will go on to the soon to close Sierra Pacific mill behind Sonora.

Sierra Railroad's Brunch train has been staged for the morning's revenue run by both their station and the Hershey Factory Store. In a few hours it will carry a gaggle of well-heeled patrons in Iz... (more)

Laying over on a lazy Saturday morning, the Union Pacific Oakdale Local sits on the small remaining remnant of the mostly abandoned Oakdale Branch (now reached via BNSF trackage from Riverbank). ... (more)

Eastbound out of Oakdale, SRR #48 leads a "brunch" train along Sierra Rd. The equipment is also used for the Sierra Sunset Dinner Train. The train will go as far as Warnerville.

SRR #28 leaving Cooperstown on the deadhead move back to Jamestown from Oakdale

Runby staged West of Paulsell on the return trip with #28 now in the lead

This runby was staged on track with a slow order

This photo runby was staged twice.

#18 has cut away and will wye and take the train back to Warnerville. #28 will turn and run light to Warnerville, take water, then be put in thead for the return to Oakdale.

This past Sunday, McCloud Railway #18, now residing on the Sierra Railroad,teamed with Sierra Railway #28 from Railtown 1897 on a double header from Oakdale to Cooperstown and back. It was the fir... (more)

Now double heading for the run back to Jamestown, #8 and #3 start the uphill climb out of Cooperstown.

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)