You've seen us before
The Sierra and Sierra Northern Railway have been hosting movie production since the 1930s. If you’ve seen “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” or the Western classic “High Noon,” you know why we’re The Movie Railroad.
Let our experienced crew assist with your movie, TV, or commercial production. Explore our equipment and facilities. If you don’t see what you need, ask us – we have connections and can probably get what you want!
In addition to our Southern California facilities in the Santa Clara River Valley convenient to Los Angeles, we have properties in Northern California near San Francisco, Oakland, and the rest of the Bay Area with great equipment and spectacular locations.
We're friendlier to the environment, too
Sierra Northern Railway has introduced the nation’s first four-axle, hydrogen-powered, zero-emission switcher locomotive. Designed, built, and tested on our West Sacramento lines, the locomotive, developed with Railpower Technologies, replaces about 10,000 gallons of diesel annually.
Statewide, California’s 260 switcher locomotives each consume an average of 50,000 gallons per year, according to industry estimates. Converting them to hydrogen power could cut more than 12 million gallons of diesel annually — the equivalent of removing nearly 20,000 cars from the road.
“This is a milestone not only for Sierra Northern but for the future of freight in California and beyond,” said Kennan H. Beard III, president and CEO of Sierra Northern Railway. “Hydrogen locomotives offer a proven, scalable way to deliver cleaner air while keeping goods moving efficiently.”
Sierra Northern plans to operate four hydrogen locomotives by 2027, with a long-term goal of converting its entire fleet.
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