Sierra Railroad (Jamestown, CA)
Sierra Railroad (Jamestown, CA)
Films:
Apache (1954) - Engine #3, unknown coaches
Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979) - Engine #3, Coaches #2 & 6, Caboose #4. Filmed at Jack's Siding, Jamestown depot.
Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Engine #3, Coaches #2, 5 & 6, flatcar 325, Caboose #7
Bad Girls (1994) - Engine #3, Coach 2, flatbed car, Caboose #7
Bound For Glory (1976) - Engine #3, various coaches. Filmed onsite at depot and roundhouse.
Cimarron Kid, The (1952) - Engines #3, 18, 24 (scrapped), Coaches #2, 5 & 6. Filmed at Jamestown depot & roundhouse.
Dodge City (1939) - Engine #18, Coaches #1, 2 & 611
Duel in the Sun (1946) - Engine #18
Fast Charlie...The Moonbeam Rider (1979) - Engine #28, filmed at Black Oak Trestle.
Finian's Rainbow (1968) - Engine #3, Coach #5 & #2 (?), Caboose #7
Gambler, The (1980) - Dardanelle & Russellville Engine #8 (visiting), Coach #2
Go West (1940) - Engine #18, unknown coaches. Filmed at depot in Chinese Camp and surrounding area.
Great Bank Robbery, The (1969) - Engine #3, Coach #2, Pickering Caboose #4
Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, The (1972) - Engine #3, Caboose #9. Engine #18, Coach #2 & 6 (stock footage?)
Harvey Girls, The (1946) - Engine #18, Coaches #1, 2 & 611 (footage from Dodge City)
Hidalgo (2004) - Engine #28
High Noon (1952) - Engine #3, Coaches 2, 5 & 6.
In Old Chicago (1938) - Engine #18, Coaches 1, 2, 3 & 5.
Kansas Pacific (1953) - Engines #3 & 18, Coaches #5 & 6. Filmed at Jamestown depot.
Last Train From Gun Hill (1959) - Engine #3, Coaches #1, 2 & 611 (footage reused from Dodge City)
Long Riders, The (1980) - Engine #3, Coaches 2, 5 & 6, V&T Baggage #21, Caboose #7. Filmed on line east of Oakdale.
Man of the West (1958) - Engine #3, Coaches #5 & 6, Caboose #9. Also filmed at the depot at Jamestown.
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) - Engines #3 & 18, Coaches #2, 5 or 6, Baggage #611, Caboose #9
My Little Chickadee (1940) - Engine #18, Coaches #1 & 2, Combine #5. Filmed at Standard & Chinese Camp depots.
Outrage, The (1964) - Engine #3
Pale Rider (1985) - Engine #28, V&T Baggage #21, Coach #2
Rage At Dawn (1955) - Engine #3, Coaches #2, 5 & 6
Stalking Moon, The (1969) - Engine #3, three coaches
Unforgiven (1992) - Engine #3, Coach #6
World's Greatest Lover, The (1977) - Engine #28, several coaches. Filmed at Jamestown depot.
TV Series:
Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993-1994) - Engine #3, Coaches #5 & 6, Caboose #7
Alias Smith & Jones (1971-1973) - Engine #3, Coaches #2, 5 & 6.
Death Valley Days (1952-1970)
Surviving steam locomotives:
Sierra RR #28 (2-8-0, 1922) - Currently restored in Jamestown. Undergoing boiler inspection in 2025.
Sierra RR #3 (4-6-0, 1891) - Restored to operation at Jamestown in 2025.
Sierra RR #12 (3-truck Shay, 1903) - Under restoration at Niles Canyon RR in Sunol, CA.
Sierra RR #18 (2-8-0, 1906) - Sold as part of Kepner collection in 2021 to a private collector. Current location unknown.
Sierra RR #30 (2-6-2, 1922) - Under restoration at Niles Canyon RR in Sunol, CA.
Sierra RR #34 (2-8-2, 1925) - Sold as part of Kepner collection in 2021. Awaiting restoration in Jamestown, where it has sat for the last 40 years.
Sierra RR #38 (2-6-6-2, 1934) - Bought by Oregon Coast Scenic RR in 2021. Under restoration in Tillamook, OR.
Feather River RR #2 (3-truck Shay, 1922) - Stored, last operated in 2011.
Sierra RR #8 (former Dardenelle & Russellville #8) (4-4-0, 1888) - Now on static display at Nevada State RR Museum in Carson City.
Surviving Movie Cars:
Central Pacific Coach #2 (1869) - Stored (not visible) at Railtown 1897, Jamestown CA.
Sierra Coach #3 - Stored at Railtown 1897, Jamestown CA.
Caboose #4 (Ex-Pickering Lumber #4) (1930s) - Restored, now at Brightside Yard at Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, CA.
Sierra Holman Combine #5 (1902) - Stored in roundhouse at Railtown 1897, Jamestown CA.
Sierra Holman Coach #6 (1902) - Stored in roundhouse at Railtown 1897, Jamestown CA.
Eljin Joliet & Eastern Caboose #7 (1920s) - Still in use at Railtown 1897.
Sierra RR Coach #14 (Ex-Southern Pacific #2087) - Still in use at Railtown 1897.
Sierra Caboose #9 (1914) - Damaged in accident, in storage at Jamestown awaiting restoration.
V&T Baggage #21 - Owned for a time by Short Line Enterprises and used at Jamestown. Today in restoration at Nevada State RR Museum.
Northwestern Pacific #611 Baggage Express Coach (1888) - Survives in poor condition at Jamestown.