Sierra Railroad Doubleheader No 28 & No 34 VHS Tape

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This old VHS tape was part of a "club house" that was being dissolved at a retirement community. It said "Sierra" on it so I saved it from the dumpster. I'm glad I did because it contained footage of a railfan excursion that happened decades ago using equipment that hasn't run in a long time.
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[@railroadbob55]

Boy, this was a great save. Great job!

[@2quintly]

Good.

[@HunterLohseRRVideos]

Ok, now this is an intense find, holy flippin’ crap!

[@derekschipper8721]

Holy 20mph Batman!

[@RailsofMichigan]

This is great and i have not seen hardly much footage of Sierra Railway 34 in operation i hope one day she will operate again.

[@SERA52Railfan]

This was a special excision that went west up Chinese Hill and through the Red Hills. It traveled as far west as Cooperstown where both locomotives turned on the wye there. Unfortunately the current state of the wye is not good. The ties are rotten and it is overgrown with weeds. The train then went east to Standard. In fact a photo run by was at the Standard depot which is now a food store. Most of the rails have now been pulled up in front of the depot. The Sierra only goes as far as the lumber mill now. In fact there are shots of the train traveling west through the mill. Awesome very rare footage of the old Sierra! Thanks for sharing👍

[@SierraRailway]

I think this was shot in the late 70s, possibly 1979 but not the New Years doubleheader, which of course ran in the late evening, returning to Jamestown January 1st, 1980. Funny to hear the 34 slip so much. Former Sierra engineer Dave Sell said that her drivers were worn so badly at the end that she couldn’t get traction sometimes and would slip like crazy. This trip went beyond the Standard mill into Standard proper and up to Pickering flat toward Tuolumne. Not many trains have gone up that way since 1963, and none after Rail Town closed.

[@user-zz3rr4qf1p]

I would like to know more about Steam Era Locomotive Servicing facilities. I know that steam engines needed water and coal about every 100 miles. So during the steam era there were towns located around stations specifically placed to provide basic servicing of water, sand, and coal/fuel. What I am curious about is how often they had roundhouses. I am debating what locomotive servicing I can add to my track plan. I don't have a huge amount of space. I think it would be nice to have a roundhouse but that might take up too much space. I am guessing that a small siding at a yard with a coal tower, Water Tower, and Sanding tower might be all that is required? I wonder if it is appropriate to maybe have a two stall engine house where minor repairs and maintenance is done? I think it would be helpful to get more information on this aspect of railroad history. But so far trying to look up information on the topic I am getting zero links or videos on the subject.

[@Captain-Scott]

There is tons of info on small shortline railroads such as the Sierra Railroads history. Mostly in books. But there are groups on Facebook also that focus on their individual railroads. You can pick and choose stuff from each, but I have found it more fun to find a local railroad and delve into its history to model.