Sierra Northern 2673 bound for headquarters on Union Pacific's Oakdale branch.

M&ET 2008 at Modesto shops.

M&ET 2004 at Modesto shops.

Sierra's home built genset 52 at Oakdale.

Sierra Northern 52 leads the Fassler Flyer out of the foothills and into the San Joaquin Valley just west of Cooperstown, California. The old and rickety tracks of the Sierra Railroad definitely s... (more)

The Fassler Flyer descends the Sierra Northern Oakdale Branch on a beautiful March afternoon. Here the train poses in front of some interesting rock formations just west of Cooperstown, California... (more)

Sierra Northern 52 cruises through the rolling hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as it heads back to Oakdale after a long journey to Sonora. Snow capped peaks loom far in the distance.

Sierra Northern 52 and the Fassler Flyer traverse the gold country near Cooperstown, California as they head towards Oakdale after a long day of work in Sonora.

The New and the Old. A brand new RP20BD rebuild on only its fourth run to Sonora passes the old wooden water tower located at Railtown 1897 in Jamestown, California.

On a sunny winter afternoon, Sierra Northern 52 and the Fassler Flyer march along at a steady 10mph as they cross Tim Bell Road near Paulsell, California. Like many other roads along this line, it... (more)

Sierra Northern 52 brings the Fassler Flyer around the bend near "Jack's Siding" as it heads west along the Oakdale Branch on a sunny March afternoon. Some strange looking rock formation, which ar... (more)

After being completed in the Oakdale shops a couple weeks prior, Sierra Northern 52 leads the Sonora Local out of Warnerville, California along the Oakdale Branch on March 18th, 2014. In the dista... (more)

On only its fourth revenue run after being built, Sierra Northern 52 leads the Sonora Local along the old rickety Oakdale Branch west of Jamestown, California. The rolling hills and variable grade... (more)