Sierra Railway 3, often called the Movie Star locomotive, is a 4-6-0 Ten-wheeler type steam locomotive built in 1891 by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey, under construction number 4493. It was first built as W. N. Kelley for the Prescott and Arizona Central Railway, then moved to California and became a key engine in building the Sierra Railway to Jamestown, Sonora and Tuolumne. Originally coal fired, it was converted to oil between 1900 and 1902. It has appeared in more films, documentaries and television productions than any other locomotive. Owned by the State of California and run by Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, it returned to service in 2010 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
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No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
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No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
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Built in 1891, the locomotive returned to operation in July 2010 after a 14-year absence from service and a three-year-long overhaul, requiring the replacement of its original boiler.
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Sierra Railway 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century 4-6-0 "Ten-wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved and operated by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California.
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Sierra Railway 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century 4-6-0 "Ten-wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved and operated by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California.
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Originally built as a coal-fired locomotive, Sierra No. 3 was converted to burn oil sometime between 1900 and 1902.
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Sierra Railway 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century 4-6-0 "Ten-wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved and operated by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California.
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No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
History, revenue service, New Jersey
No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
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No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
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No. 3 was built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey.
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