A train of empties roars through Sonora on a hot summer morning. With Baldwin locomotives and a dependency on the timber industry, the Sierra Railroad was a quasi-Northwest shortline in Central Ca... (more)

Sierra Railway No. 28 undergoes extensive rebuilding in the Railtown 1897 roundhouse.

It's not one of the famous Baldwins, but Sierra GP9 No. 46 still makes a fine sight as it leaves Oakdale, Calif., passing under a blooming almond tree.

Sierra Railroad GP9E No. 46 powers a four-car passenger extra through the verdant hills east of Paulsell at mile 12.2. This train was operated as a special run on the Sunday after Winterail on Mar... (more)

Built in 1955, Sierra Railroad Baldwin S-12 No. 42 is at Oakdale, California, on March 13, 2005.

A Sierra Railroad passenger train heads west at Arnold, California, on March 13, 2005. The extra is powered by Baldwin S-12 No. 42, built in 1955.

Sierra Railroad Baldwin S-12 No. 42 leads a five-car passenger extra westbound through verdant grassland east of Paulsell at mile 12.2. This train was operated as a special run on the Sunday after... (more)

Green hills of Paulsell
After plenty of springtime rainfall, Sierra Railroad Baldwin S-12 No. 42 leads a five-car passenger extra through the verdant hills east of Paulsell at mile 12.2... (more)

Two Sierra RR Baldwins, Nos. 40 and 42, have empty 50-ft. boxes in tow at Quinn, Calif.

An excursion on the Sierra RR with two "Great Western Tours" Amtrak cars, a diner and a coach, as 28, a 2-8-0, whistles for a grade crossing near Jamestown, Calif. on June 15, 1974.

Ten wheeler No. 3, the movie queen, simmers outside the Jamestown roundhouse. This facility is now part of the California State Railroad Museum and looks about the same today as it did 50 plus yea... (more)

Springtime in California
Sierra Railroad GP9E leads a four-car passenger extra through an “S curve” in the verdant hills east of Paulsell at mile 12.2. This passenger extra was oper... (more)

Wasatch Mountain Railway's tradition of running doubleheaders on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends continued into the late 1970s. Two steam engines from the White Mountain Scenic Railway at McNa... (more)

Sierra Railway #3 stands ready at the Jamestown depot for a special trip up the hill to Sonora for a Christmas Train display in front of the Sonora post office where the old depot used to stand. 1... (more)

Sierra Railway #3 is just around the bend with headlight ablaze through a cloud of steam. This is approximately 150 yards east of the post office in Sonora.