Sierra RR Acquires Most Fillmore & Western Equipment

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:09 pm

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews ... equipment/

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Sierra Railroad of Davis, Calif., announced today it has purchased the majority of the remaining locomotives, rolling stock and other assets from the former Fillmore & Western Railroad operation in Ventura County. The Montalvo to Piru line, owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission, has been operated by Sierra’s Railroad’s Sierra Northern Ventura Division Railroad as of Dec. 26, 2021.

The equipment purchase includes a pair of EMD F7As, an EMD GP35, 2-8-0 No. 14, and about two dozen passenger, freight, and maintenance-of-way cars.

wesp · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:14 pm

Does the purchase include the former AutoTrain caboose?

https://www.facebook.com/www.flairr.org/

Wesley

Ken Middlebrook · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:05 pm

What is the fate of the Alco RS-32, former SP#4009?

Dave · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:28 pm

And the big torque wrench in the enginehouse?

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:

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Sierra Railroad of Davis, Calif., announced today it has purchased the majority of the remaining locomotives, rolling stock and other assets from the former Fillmore & Western Railroad operation in Ventura County. The Montalvo to Piru line, owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission, has been operated by Sierra’s Railroad’s Sierra Northern Ventura Division Railroad as of Dec. 26, 2021.

The equipment purchase includes a pair of EMD F7As, an EMD GP35, 2-8-0 No. 14, and about two dozen passenger, freight, and maintenance-of-way cars.

Would be nice if we could get a roster of the equipment, including historic information.

Les

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:11 pm

GP35 3501 was sold off to Santa Maria Valley a few months ago.

Alan Maples · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 6:29 am

Les Beckman wrote:

Would be nice if we could get a roster of the equipment, including historic information.

Les

You can find most of that information if you dig around the Fillmore & Western's website, although I would suggest doing so soon as I suspect the website will not be around much longer.

The Everett Railroad purchased coach "Rancho Sespe" and parlor-cafe "Powhatan". They will move east if Union Pacific can ever come up with flat cars.

- Alan Maples

Shane M · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 10:02 am

Awesome news. It sounds like they're planning to keep all the equipment on the line.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:00 pm

Rancho Sespe looks like a former CB&Q coach, the Powhatan cafe-parlor looks like a Pullman. Any other history on those two? They look to be very nice additions to the Everett fleet.

Howard P.

Alan Maples · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 12:34 pm

Howard P. wrote:

Rancho Sespe looks like a former CB&Q coach, the Powhatan cafe-parlor looks like a Pullman. Any other history on those two? They look to be very nice additions to the Everett fleet.

Howard P.

Howard - "Sespe" is former Colorado & Southern coach 553 (Pullman, 1922), later Trinity Valley Railfans "Armstrong Creek". "Powhatan" is ex-Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, same name, Pullman built 1928, later Royal American Shows pie car no. 56 "Tampa".

- Alan

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Alan Maples wrote:

Les Beckman wrote:

Would be nice if we could get a roster of the equipment, including historic information.

Les

You can find most of that information if you dig around the Fillmore & Western's website, although I would suggest doing so soon as I suspect the website will not be around much longer.

The Everett Railroad purchased coach "Rancho Sespe" and parlor-cafe "Powhatan". They will move east if Union Pacific can ever come up with flat cars.

- Alan Maples

Alan -

Never had any luck with that. Their website lists (listed) motive power, passenger cars and diners, but nothing else. Thanks for the suggestion though. Perhaps the new owners will do a better job.

Les

Alan Maples · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 2:36 pm

Les Beckman wrote:

Never had any luck with that. Their website lists (listed) motive power, passenger cars and diners, but nothing else. Thanks for the suggestion though. Perhaps the new owners will do a better job.

Les

If you go to the "Film Production" section you will find more equipment listed. I doubt it is complete and I believe some has already been sold, but there are freight cars shown.

Ray Montgomery · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:27 pm **Posts:** 27

Dave wrote:

And the big torque wrench in the enginehouse?

The red one or the black one?

Dave · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:54 pm

Both while we're at it.