Sierra Railway #3 and the Motherlode Cannonball - April, 2012

[@blondbowler8776]

Spent most of my life in the Mother Lode, though I left there in '91. 70s, 80s, wine and cheese sunset tours on the train down to Waterford and back. In winter, to escape the snow higher up, we'd hike down the tracks from Red HIlls (Back to the Future III), hunting small game, varmints, waterfowl. Summers would be uphill from Tuolumne City, the Westside and Cherry Valley line, when the old wooden trellis was still there. Or access from the Cottonwood Road. These videos always make me homesick.

[@timreisel4858]

1:15 the Petticoat Junction water tower, on the left.

[@BCSchmerker]

Well done on a comprehensive view of the 3-spot in service! The classic 4-6-0 Rogers has no trouble running the relatively low speed limits of the Sierra with two coaches and a caboose, and she switches like a yard champ to boot.

[@stevensolway1054]

Happy St.Valentines 2021 AD. Loco 3 was also in "Little House on the Prairie" with episode "Runaway Caboose" with steel yellow caboose, but I forgot number. Engine 3 had to run in reverse to let caboose couple onto cowcatcher. Some scenes had 3 kids looking out windows but it was being pushed by diesel hidden off screen. But another scene was real loose caboose passing over cameras, then diesel catches it on other end. In dramatic finale scene, Pa Ingals by Michael Landon is standing.g on cowcatcher pilot deck waving at kids to get back before they hit. Film scenes included Jamestown station and yard tracks. OK. What are your favorite scenes?????

[@newarkman2663]

My cousin works at Old Rail Town in Jamestown. My mother and father both worked at Southern Pacific Railroad for decades.

[@SierraRailway]

Every Saturday in April, and one shot on opening day, which was March 31st.

[@SierraRailway]

The Hooterville Cannonball was the passenger train from Petticoat Junction. The Motherlode Cannonball is Railtown 1897's excursion train.

[@matthewmarrett263]

she also from back to the future3 nice.

[@stevensolway1054]

OK!! 16:16, Train in the rain!! Romantic, Dramatic

[@newarkman2663]

Sierra Railway where is this locomotive now? And is this the one in the Petticoat Junction?

[@duckhunter354]

Believe so, i think this enhine is up in northern caifornia

[@michaelramsey82]

Yes, it is the loco from Petticoat Junction. It is still operational at Railtown 1897 in Jamestown, California, where this video was shot.

[@newarkman2663]

@@michaelramsey82 Thanks Michael.

[@otakurailfan]

Sweet video! Would love to see #3 pulling the wooden passenger cars

[@SooLineHogger]

Wow! This came out excellent!

[@jamesbelcher8509]

Western Express Locomotive 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler T328 16:20 [train whistle]

[@Strasburg1991]

why is the whistle different than the one back from the 1990s. or is it just the BP

[@SierraRailway]

Sierra #3 has worn this whistle since 1947, and to my knowledge is the only one she has worn since that time (due to the fact that this whistle has a special valve that is not common on many types of steam whistles). The only reason it sounds different is because it has been restored since #3 was rebuilt. It was almost completely worn out when the locomotive stopped running in 1996.

[@jimmywyatt9799]

What type of whistle was used when it was shown on Petticoat Junction? That whistle had a very distinct sound...never heard a steam engine whistle like it....

[@SierraRailway]

@@jimmywyatt9799 Unknown. The whistle heard on the show was not one used on the number 3, it was a stock studio archive recording.

[@Supadude]

Do you know if they offer cab rides? Also what do you film these with?

[@felix73339]

Do any of you guys remember this locomotive on the TV series CASEY JONES in 1957 and 58, starring Alan Hale?