SIERRA RAILROAD operates 3rd oldest rail line in US from Oakdale California (1 of 2)
SIERRA RAILROAD operates 3rd oldest rail line in US from Oakdale California with EMD GP-20 SERA #48 (1 of 2)
A trio of Sierra Railroad trains
We see three different Sierra Railroad trains in one weekend:
- Sierra Railway no. 3 hauling tourists at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
- Sierra Railroad Dinner Train in Oakdale offering free rides as part of their grand re-opening
- No. 24 hauling freight on John Zach's HO scale Sierra Railroad layout
Video shot April 2016
Creedence Clearwater Tribute Band California Creedence Sierra Dinner Train Running
Having fun on the Sierra Dinner Train in Oakdale, Ca. See our other videos on californiacreedence.com
Sierra Railroad Oakdale yard
The outer yard at Oakdale, Now used by the Sierra Northern Railway. The SP 1227's tender is in bad shape and other cars are ready for use. Please Subscribe, Rate, and Comment!
George Karnahan- Sierra Railroad Video
George F. Karnahan's collection of Sierra Railroad photos that were taken from 1947-1993. This was the same video of his work that was shown at the Sierra Railroad meeting on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 (c) (p). All the songs that were used were from the Black Irish Band, original & traditional (c) (p) 2018. Please enjoy and share the video, but please do not copy George Karnahan's photos. Please ask first. George is 95 years old and started taking train pictures at age 10.
All songs Black Irish Band- CD Baby ASCAP 2018 (c) (p)
Sierra Railroad Post Winterail Excursion 2005
The Sierra Railroad operated an excursion on March 13, 2005, the day after the famous Winterail photo exposition in Stockton CA. The excursion operated between Oakdale (CA) and the Rock River Trestle just beyond Warnerville. Baldwin 42 was the power.
Fillmore & Western Railway Co. http://www.fwry.com
fwry.com, Malibunetwork.com, Fillmore, California. Santa Paula area.
Short Line Enterprises was founded in 1967. Between 1967 and 1972, the company bought, sold and traded locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars, mostly of 19th century origin. The majority of the equipment was acquired from the property departments of three major movie studios: MGM, Paramount and 20th Century Fox. This activity, combined with Short Line's experience in buying, selling and evaluating railroad equipment led to the company's emergence as one of the foremost appraisers in America of rolling stock and other railroad-related items. It also focused the company on its long-term path of providing movie trains for the film industry.
By 1976, Short's Line's collection of rolling stock was anything but short. The company moved lock stock and locomotive, to the Sierra Railroad in Jamestown, California, which provided a better location for film work. It was also close to Sacramento, where principals of Short Line had been engaged by the California Department of Parks and Recreation to supervise restoration of the extensive and historic collection of the California State Railroad Museum.
Short Line was also retained as the prime contractor by the Nevada State Museum on restoration projects in Carson City. This series of projects ran from 1979 to 1988, and resulted in the restoration of three derelict steam locomotives and seven 19th Century passenger and freight cars.
During this time (1985), Short Line moved its movie operations to the Newhall Ranch, placing it within the Hollywood production zone. Between 1985 and 1990, Short Line was used in over seventy feature films, television series and commercials. No Hollywood railroad location had ever amassed that number of credits in such a brief period of time. The track lease was cancelled in 1990 when the Newhall Land and Farming Company decided to develop the surrounding area in a way, which was incompatible with movie operations.
A search began for a new home for Hollywood's movie trains. All potential sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties were explored. The only line that met the specific needs of the film industry was Southern Pacific's Santa Paula Branch in rural Ventura County. The pastoral surroundings of the area also bode suitable for development of a passenger excursion business. The City of Fillmore showed great enthusiasm for the operation of a vintage train in conjunction with the revival of its 1920-era Central Business District. The objective - to create a major visitor destination that features the movie trains, passenger excursions and dinner trains as the master theme for the community redevelopment.
The Movie Trains found a home, and Fillmore became Train Town.
In 1996, Short Line Enterprises became the film division of the Fillmore & Western Railway Company. Operations expanded from movie work and limited passenger trips to regularly scheduled daytime passenger excursions and Saturday Night Dinner Trains.
The antique trains of Fillmore & Western rolled into the 21st. Century as involved as ever in the magic of movies, while the company's passenger excursions, dinner trains, private parties and corporate events provide the means of travel to a bygone era.
Fillmore & Western Railway/Short Line Enterprises History
Sierra Railroad #50 (2)
Heres sierra #50. We were at applebees and the train went by and me and my dad hopped in the car and chased it from sonora to just outside Jamestown. She had a beautiful leslie RS-3l(correct me if I'm wrong)
Sierra Northern Railway Zombie Train Part One
Auditions today for some sort of Zombie Laser Tag thing on the train to Woodland from Sacramento Calif. 3 more videos to follow. Sacramento River Train, Sierra Northern Railway.
Sierra Railroad
Ride on old 28
Jamestown Railtown With Sierra Railway #1265
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Here is Sierra Railway #1265 first coming into Jamestown's Railtown. Then moving to get into position to lead the train on its last run of the day. Enjoy!! Shot 5/10/15
Shasta Sunset Dinner Train
A gourmet dinner on a train ride on the south slope of Mt. Shasta, CA
Sierra Railroad Christmas Train
Christmas train
The Sierra Railway in its prime
Christmas Train 2009.wmv
Lathrop Kids on Christmas Train, Oakdale, California
Sierra No 3 Steam Train, Railtown 1897 Jamestown California 07/03/2010
This is some viedo and pictures we took on our trip to ride the Sierra No 3 steam train on it's opening day after restoration.
Shoptime! Sierra Railway 1929 Update - May 27th, 2015
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Great Train Robbery
Take a ride back in time and live out your own wild west shootout aboard our Great Train Robbery!
Another Day on the Sierra Northern 9-11-2018
The last chase on August 14, 2018 saw GP20 #50 still wearing ATSF paint doing the duties. Since then I understand her turbo blew and is out of service and will not return in her present form. Today's trip is with Genset #52 and later in the video we see GP9 #131.
Magical Christmas Train 2015
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Check out the video to see what Santa's been up to aboard our Magical Christmas Train. Learn more at xmastrain.com.