{"id":45,"date":"2024-03-09T18:20:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T18:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sierrarailroad.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:29:36","slug":"sierra-railroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sierrarailroad.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Railroad &#8211; Half Height"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1862d6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1862d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/1178611361\\\/31a2e5d9d0&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e863660 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e863660\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413fc8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"413fc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"hero\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4fcb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b4fcb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sierra Railroad<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af22a68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af22a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Sierra Railroad is a pioneer in the energy, freight, and passenger rail industries. With Sierra Energy, Sierra Northern Railway, and Ventura\u2019s Sunburst Train, we embody the essential spirit of California, our home since the 1800s: bridging history with sustainability, connectivity, innovation, and growth while providing valuable services to California\u2019s businesses and helping craft memorable experiences for its residents and visitors alike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a20c12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a20c12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2910a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-mdp-audier-elementor\" data-id=\"2910a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"mdp-audier-elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Start Audier for Elementor WordPress Plugin -->\n                    <div \n                        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         <\/audio>\n                    <\/div><\/div>\n                   <!-- End Audier for Elementor WordPress Plugin -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51cc46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e51cc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen to The Sierra that is dedicated to the Sierra Railroad Company. \u00a0Written by\u00a0Patrick Michael Karnahan and performed by the Black Irish.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a5324 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9a5324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24be81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f24be81\" 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(SERA)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04021a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04021a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sierra Northern Railway<\/strong> provides rail and intermodal freight transportation and transloading across Northern and Central California, serving a wide variety of businesses located in our state\u2019s prime industrial areas and interchanging with both BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68274f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c68274f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operated by Mendocino Railway<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f86a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f86a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Southern Pacific Railroad constructed the Santa Paula Branch Line in 1887 as a standard-gauge railroad, continuing to use the line until the 1950s to haul citrus from packing houses to communities along the Santa Clara River. The Ventura County Transportation Commission purchased the line from Southern Pacific in 1995 and for many years rented the line to the Fillmore and Western Railway for excursion trains and film shoots. Sierra Northern Railway now provides freight and passenger operations over the line, which is now known as the Ventura <strong>Sunburst<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b423e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"40b423e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunbursttrain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit Sunburst<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f29d9a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f29d9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed75de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ed75de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a5546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"07a5546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"sierraenergy\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c80c2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c80c2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e641238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sierra Energy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b88a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b88a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sierra Energy<\/strong> is committed to a zero-waste future through its development of FastOx<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> gasification, a technology that turns unwanted trash into clean energy without burning or process emissions. 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Railway Age selects the winners based on measurable growth through strategic investment, a collaborative approach to development, and an unwavering commitment to service and innovation.<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Read More<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-272e958 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/sierra-northern-railway-receives-civic-leadership-award-302473523.html\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Sierra Northern Railway Receives Civic Leadership Award<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) today received the West Sacramento Civic Leadership Award for Progress for its recent success in developing the first four-axle hydrogen-fueled zero-emission switching locomotive. The award was presented by West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero at the annual West Sacramento State of the City event.\n\nThe Civic Leadership Award for Progress recognizes those who continue to make West Sacramento, year after year, a great place to live, work, and play.<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Read More<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3699664 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sacramento\/news\/2025\/02\/10\/sierra-railroad-buys-railpower-assets.html\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Sierra Railroad wants to use RailPower acquisition to build zero-emission locomotives<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Sierra Northern Railway of West Sacramento has acquired the assets of RailPower LLC with an aim to retrofit existing older diesel locomotives into zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell switching engines.<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Read More<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2c2950e swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Parallel-Systems.pdf\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Parallel Systems Platooning<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Sierra Northern Railway and Sunburst Train applaud Parallel Systems in their successful new \u201cPlatooning\u201d test in Southern California. 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