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Transportation Company - Sierra Railroad - Railroad
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Company NameSierra Railroad
Company Web SiteLink
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1897
Final Year of Operation2003
TerminationMerged
Successor/ParentSierra Northern (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink
Transportation Company - Sierra Railroad - Railroad



Company History: The Sierra Railway Company of California was launched in 1897 and constructed a line from connections with Southern Pacific and Santa Fe at Oakdale to Jamestown and Tuolumne City, California. The Tuolomne City end was later abandoned leaving the 49 mile Oakdale to Jamestown line. Although SERA began to dieselize in 1955, a portion of their antiquated steam fleet was kept in operable condition which made the line a favorite location for Hollywood film studios. In 1971, SERA opened “Rail Town 1897” as a tourist attraction featuring the line’s steam power and facilities in Jamestown. In 1979, the owners split the tourist operation and the freight hauling railroad and put them up for sale. The state bought the tourist operation and the railroad was sold first to Silverfoot Inc, then to Sierra Pacific Coast Railway. In 2003, SERA was merged with Yolo Short Line (the two didn’t actually connect) to create the Sierra Northern.
Successor/Parent History:
In 2003, the Sierra Railway and Yolo Short Line Railway merged to form the Sierra Northern. They continue to use the SERA reporting marks originally adopted by Sierra Railway. They run three disconnected lines in northern California: Oakdale to Standard, Fort Bragg to Willits and Woodland to West Sacramento. The Sacramento River Train dinner train operates on the latter. In total, they run over 100 miles of trac
Brief History:
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

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Item created by: gdm on 2017-10-10 09:58:30. Last edited by gdm on 2021-11-19 08:35:34

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