Mason County Logging Co. No. 7, a Baldwin 2-6-2T built in 1910, leads the “Hearst Flyer” on the Niles Canyon Railway east of Sunol, California on June 8th, 2014.  The general public could buy tickets to ride this train on the weekends of June 7th and June 14th during the Steamfest III event.  The train ran from Sunol through Hearst and on to the current end-of-track at Verona Road.  Since there is no passing siding on that portion of the line, the train had to run in reverse back to Sunol.

This image was taken during the production of Steamfest III 2014.

Steamfest III 2014 captures all the action of a very special event that took place between June 7th and 15th, 2014.

The Niles Canyon Railway and the Pacific Locomotive Association hosted Steamfest III.  The largest Steamfest event yet, this one featured five working steam engines in California’s beautiful Niles Canyon!   The locomotives performed spectacular double-headed,  triple-headed, and even quintuple-headed photo run-bys!  During the weekends the locomotives worked independently and in pairs hauling passengers through scenic Niles Canyon.