Sierra Northern
Illustrations by Otto M. Vondrak. Not all lines and stations shown. Not an offi cial map. ©2015 White River Productions
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AMTK - Amtrak ATSF - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe CNFR - California Northern BNSF - BNSF Railway HH - Hetch Hetchy Railway SAVR - Sacramento Valley SERY - Sierra Railway SERA - Sierra Northern SP - Southern Pacifi c SSR - Sacramento Southern Railroad SN - Sacramento Northern TS - Tidewater Southern UP - Union Pacifi c WP - Western Pacifi c YSLR - Yolo Short Line
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the train. This train is known as the “Fassler Flyer,” and it will be the focus of this article. At the top of the Oakdale Division
lies Fassler, a railroad name given to a lumber mill at Standard, Calif., just east of Sonora. At Fassler you’re likely to find the SERA local picking up or dropping off a few loaded center beams. The area around Fassler feels like a small industrial park, with the forest and mountains continuing to the east, and Sonora to the west. After departing Fassler, the local will
soon wind its way through Sonora — a town founded by Mexican miners — reminiscent of Sonora, Mexico. During the Gold Rush, Sonora was a booming industrial center in California’s Mother Lode. While in Sonora, the train passes right by the local shopping center. Here the train will have to blow for a number of crossings while slowing traffic in many
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