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SNR’s Ventura Division and Operation Toy Train brought holiday joy to the Santa Clara River Valley—by rail between Ventura and Santa Paula and by truck from Fillmore to Piru. (Courtesy of SNR)

‘Holiday Briefs’: SNR, UP, NS

Sierra Northern Railway’s (SNR) Ventura Division and Operation Toy Train kick off the holiday season in Southern California. Also, Union Pacific (UP) and potential merger partner Norfolk Southern (NS) celebrate in Houston,

SERA on March 27 “successfully” completed testing of its first four-axle HFC-powered, zero-emission switching locomotive in West Sacramento, Calif. (Screen Grab from a SERA video, courtesy of PR Newswire)

WATCH: SERA Tests HFC-Powered Switcher

Sierra Northern Railway (SERA) on April 8 reported successfully completing testing of its first four-axle, hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC), zero-emission switcher. The test, SERA said, took place March 27 in West Sacramento,

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SNR Acquires RailPower LLC Assets

Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) on Feb. 7 reported acquiring the assets of locomotive manufacturer RailPower LLC in an aim to build additional hydrogen-powered units. RailPower, which has been the short line company’s

From Left to Right: Brenton A. MacDonald, Vice President and COO, SNR; Claire Brinkley, Vice President and Strategic Growth Director, STV; Anthony Pontone, civil/railway engineer, Hanson Professional Services Inc.; and Ryan Miller, Executive Director of Mechanical Operations, Wells Fargo Rail.
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People News: SNR, STV, Hanson, Wells Fargo Rail

Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) elevates Brenton A. MacDonald to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Also, Claire Brinkley joins STV as Vice President and Strategic Growth Director for the firm’s transportation South/Central group; Anthony Pontone joins Hanson Professional Service Inc.’s Chicago regional office as a civil/railway engineer; and Ryan Miller joins Wells Fargo Rail as Executive Director of Mechanical Operations.