Doubleheaded Prairies! Mason County 7, a Baldwin 2-6-2 visiting from Roots of Motive Power in Willis California, Quincy Railroad 2 (another 2-6-2 that was built by ALCo) past Farwell on th... (more)
Quincy Railroad 2 leaves Niles at the head end of a mixed train
Mason County Logging Co. 7 and Santa Cruz Portland Cement 2 "The Chiggen" roll back to their caboose after picking up two ballast cars at Niles
In beautiful Niles Canyon, Clover Valley Lumber CO. #4 climbs east bound out of the Bay Area. This is part of the original transcontinental rail line.
WP 918-D makes a photo runby with a rather "closer-to-a-streamliner" passenger set on a warm March morning. Note the "Mallet" peaking behind the passenger set. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014
Turning 90 years old this year, this Baldwin logging mallet is the only one operating on the west coast. Eastbound up Niles Canyon, the mallet is shown pulling a photo freight for the post Wintera... (more)
Clover Valley 4 waits in the hole at Niles as 918D rolls by on its passenger train
Clover Valley 4 rolls out of Niles on the point of a small freight train
The afternoon commuter rush is in full swing as ACE 06 passes through Niles Junction in route to Stockton in push mode.
Southern Pacific "Cadillac" unit waits for the crew for the trip to Sunol. Note that 5472 has been decorated to add a holiday touch fir the "Train of lights" excursions. This is a 12-second night ... (more)
Niles Canyon Railway's Southern Pacific SD9 #5472 with Business Car #121 drifting down hill from Sunol to Niles.
Restored Western Pacific Caboose #467 rests at the restored Niles Depot in Niles, CA.
Newly restored Clover Valley 4 performs the first photo runby for a train a load of photographers on her debut outing
Newly restored Clover Valley 4 performs the first photo runby for a train load of photographers on her debut outing
On the first run-by of the day, Engineer Jeff S. puts on a good show for the railfans attending the Clover Valley #4's first public outing.