Sierra Railway Locomotive #3 is steaming past the water tank and arriving at the Jamestown Depot.

Filming the pilot episode of "The Big Valley"

Mornings first light shines on Sierra's GP9 46.

The its namesake mountains in the distance, Sierra Railroad #42 digs in its heels.

Sierra Railroad steam locomotive #28 at rest in the roundhouse at Jamestown. Locomotive #34 can be seen in the background.

Locomotive #3 is decked out in Christmas Lights for the Santa Starlight Express.

Engines #3, #28, and #34 stand proudly in the Sierra Railway roundhouse at Jamestown, CA on December 30,2010.

A washout occurred near MP 14 on the SERA Santa Cruz Branch, caused by heavy rains, saturated soil, and a badly clogged culvert!

Treasures of the Jamestown Roundhouse: Sierra #34 When the Sierra Railroad of California dieselized in the mid-1950s, it retained several of its steam locomotives for a side business that c... (more)

No. 34 was once a mainstay on Sierra (Railtown) passenger trains in the 1970s. Now privately owned, it last ran in 1980.

Sierra 2-8-2 #34 and 2-8-0 #28 Westbound out of Chinese Camp

Sierra GP20 #50 had left Oakdale with seven empty centerbeam flats, spotting six of them at the SPI mill in Chinese Camp. The old geep would continue on East thru Jamestown and Sonora taking the o... (more)

Watchfull eyes and steady hands are in control of Sierra Railroads 2-8-2 Baldwin # 18. Fireman Bob Woods (left) and engineer Larry Ingold are plying the rails in reverse near Warnerville Calif. T... (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)

Sierra Railroad’s 2-8-2 Baldwin # 18 with fireman Bob Woods on the flame somewhere near Warnerville Calif. on March 9th 2008. © Steve Crise Photo. Scrise.com