At the height of the IP's adventures in tourist trains, they had a brief presence in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific # 2641, a former F7, had just arrived at Felton Roaring Camp. On the left the track goes into the valley to the Pacific coast in Santa Cruz.

Surf City became motorcar city for a weekend in May of 2013. This was the first time motorcars ran on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line and over 40 motorcars participated in the event. They journeye... (more)

Four SP GP9s haul a string of loaded Rio Grande coal hoppers out of Santa Cruz toward the cement plant in Davenport.

SC 1101 brings up the rear of the Polar Express as it moves down Beach Street on its way to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Santa Cruz would not be the same without trains. Long may they run.

Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific No.2641, converted from a F7 to a road switcher by Santa Fe, leads the annual Holiday Light Train down Beach Street.

Traffic control on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.

Skating down the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on a DODX flatcar.

It’s time to play follow the leader on Beach Street in Santa Cruz.

The early evening light glinted off a Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway passenger train as it crossed Antonelli Pond on a return trip from Wilder Ranch. After a long absence, Santa Cruz & Monterey... (more)

SCPC 2 enters tunnel #6 under Mission Hill on its way to Wilder Ranch on a test run. It was one year ago today that a steam locomotive returned to Santa Cruz for the first time in almost 60 years.... (more)

The Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway’s Train To Christmas Town heads towards Wilder Ranch after being switched on to the west leg of the Santa Cruz wye. The Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railw... (more)

This past Saturday was two for one day on Beach Street in Santa Cruz on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The SCBT&P Beach Train led down Beach Street with the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railwayâ€... (more)

The 0-4-0T Santa Cruz Portland Cement No. 2 (aka "The Chiggen"), built by H. K. Porter in 1909, began life at the cement plant in Davenport (11 miles north of Santa Cruz) and served the... (more)

Santa Cruz Portland Cement #2 "Chiggen", a Porter 0-4-0T, pays a visit to her home rails in Santa Cruz, CA for the first time in 90 years (with a little help from the Roaring Camp Railro... (more)