The V&T Leaves Virginia City. When the last passenger train from the legendary Virginia & Truckee Railway pulled out of Virginia City back in 1938, almost no one, including noted railroad a... (more)

The Benzini Brothers circus is in town! The Benzini Brothers circus is in town! McCloud River Baldwin Mikado #18 switches movie prop cars for the 20th Century Fox feature film "Water for Elephants... (more)

The Fillmore & Western crew switches together equipment for the fictional Benzini Brothers Circus (for the motion picture "Water for Elephants"). Besides the McCloud River 2-8-2 Baldwin seen here,... (more)

While a teenaged couple watches from their interrupted swim in the Sespe Creek, the McCloud River #18 (2-8-2) makes its first run from Santa Paula to Fillmore, on its way to starring in the featur... (more)

The Fillmore & Western crews use borrowed McCloud River Mikado #18 to trim a tree... actually, the locomotive is being moved onto the turntable here. The neat little Mike is visiting Fillmore for ... (more)

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)

#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.

With three cars in tow, McCloud #18 is headed for Burney. Today, the track is gone and the #18 has been sold and presently is in Oakdale, Ca.

The Sunday after Winterail, Sierra operated an excursion using former McCloud #18 and their own S12 #42. It operated from Oakdale to Cooperstown and back. The #18 is the property of the Virginia &... (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)

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

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)