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)