#8 is actually ex-Dardenelle & Russelville #8, then owned by Shortline Enterprises, but lettered for the Sierra on this trip with SRR #3. The #8 was later sold to the Nevada State Railroad Museum... (more)
The halcyon days of Sierra Railroad excursions were drawing to a close. Along with #3 is 2-8-0 #28 and 2-8-2 #34. Of the three, only #28 is operable today.
Sierra Railroad number 48, an Ex-Santa Fe GP20 rests at the head of a dinner train in Oakdale Ca. A lot of the dinner train cars are being worked on currently. Nikon D70, 18-70mm.