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Nostalgia & History > Sierra #28 at SonoraDate: 12/19/03 16:01 Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: photobob Heres another shot of the Sierra #28 taken in October 1961 in Sonora. Do the tracks still go into Sonora?
 Date: 12/19/03 16:21 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: Nitehostler Check the date on this one, Bob. I think this mixed was a PLA trip ran in Oct. of 1971, not 1961. A friend & I rode the boxcar for a few miles. Joe Francis was the engineer & Mike Pardini was the fireman.
Date: 12/19/03 16:30 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: SierraRail Photobob's shot shows a mixed train operated on October 25, 1961. The boxcar is a New York Central car. Trip was sponsored by Pacific Coast Chapter, R&LHS.
Date: 12/19/03 16:32 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: Nitehostler MY APOLOGIES!
I was in error. There was a PLA mixed in Oct. of 1971, 10 years after Bob shot his pics of the 28, but the consist was different. His had just the one NYC boxcar & 3 coaches plus caboose while ours had 3 or 4 boxcars (mostly ATSF), one coach & a caboose. Quite a co-incidence & I got bitten on this one! Date: 12/19/03 16:35 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: SierraRail You're right about one thing, Tom! The Oct., 1961 crew was also Joe Francis and Mike Pardina.
Date: 12/19/03 17:00 Trestle name? Author: photobob Does this trestle have a name? Im going to be putting these on my website and I would like a little more info then what I have which is nothing. After all its been over 40 years....
 Date: 12/19/03 17:07 Re: Trestle name? Author: px320 Looks like Rock Creek Ttrestle to me. Iy's west of Cooperstown
Date: 12/19/03 17:18 Re: Trestle name? Author: SierraRail Rock River trestle at Milepost 17.4.
Date: 12/19/03 18:05 #28 at Jamestown Author: photobob Thanks guys for all the info heres one more for you.....
 Date: 12/19/03 19:00 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: lynnpowell The tracks still pass "through" Sonora to get to the lumber mill at Standard. The rails are still in place all of the way to Tuolumne, but there are several breaks between Standard and Tuolumne. The background in this has all but completely changed since the photo was taken. The Sierra RR station and the super market are gone, replaced by the new post office. Homes have been built on the hillside in the background.
Date: 12/19/03 23:49 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: samreeves Terberkulosis don't have that one BobÂ…
Date: 12/20/03 06:38 Re: Sierra #28 at Sonora Author: WAF It's a neat hike from Ralph's Station back to Draper and Black Oak trestles. Fun ride too behind steam when the excursions went that far in the seventies.
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