What is the latest news on Sierra RR #3 ?

jd johnson · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:50 am **Posts:** 399

Just wondering how the rebuild is going and if there are any new photos of the repaired boiler and running gear.

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian

SandingValve · **Joined:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:09 am **Posts:** 3

Forward motion...

Check out the RT1897 SHP Blog for updates:

http://railtown1897.wordpress.com/

Erik Young
CSRM Foundation
SRY#3 Restoration Team
Railtown 1897 SHP
Jamestown, CA

jd johnson · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:50 am **Posts:** 399

Thanks for the update and link for future updates.

I wonder when the new boiler will be finished. Anybody know?

JD Johnson, Morehead and North Fork Railroad Historian

Randy Hees · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:12 pm

Of course, The California State Parks Railtown site (home of No 3) at Jamestown is currently on the list of 200 some state parks scheduled to be closed. The Sacramento facility is one of the few operated by the state to stay open if the current budget crisis continues.

I suspect, but don't know that if the State stops supporting Railtown, the CSRM foundation will continue some presence.

The Govenator (not to be confused with El Gobernador, an 1883 4-10-0 built by A J Stevens in the Sacramento Shops of the Central Pacific/Southern Pacific) has targeted our state park system as a message to the public...

wsflco · **Posted:** Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:09 pm

Randy Hees wrote:

The Govenator (not to be confused with El Gobernador, an 1883 4-10-0 built by A J Stevens in the Sacramento Shops of the Central Pacific/Southern Pacific) has targeted our state park system as a message to the public...

Neither was or is too terriblly successful IMHO...

Chris