Snap Shots of YV Employees
Wright and Higgins
Merced County Historical Society, Courthouse Museum
Charles Herbert Wright (General Agent) and Frank L. Higgins (Supt. Motive Power) in front of Yosemite Falls

Photo of C.H.Grant - all dressed up SanDiego Pass for Charlie Grant
Photo: Courtesy Merced County Historical Society - Courthouse Museum
Charles H. Grant, an early locomotive engineer for the YVRR. He delivered number 21 to Merced, liked what he saw and stayed to work for the YVRR. He was the only person to have a YV locomotive named in is honor.

Machinist Scullen with Grant
Merced County Historical Society, Courthouse Museum
Charlie Grant and Machinist Jack Scullen.
Number 26 and Crew
Photo Courtesy: Adam Blauert
Mr. Ed Roduner(1913) YVRR employee
at Merced Falls and Merced

Bagby Agent
Photo Courtesy: Vince Robinson
Mr. Clarence Robinson, Bagby Agent 1918-1920

Number 26 and Crew
Gerald Williams Collection
L to R: Jim Hill, Guy Clements, George Yoakum, George McCart, and Melvin Williams. Perhaps at Incline, #26 with her Crew, dated 1926.

Brass
John Lytle Collection
L to R: William White - General Manager, F. L. Higgins - Master Mechanic / Supt. Motive Power, Grant Nickerson - Chief Engineer, W. A. Rabbett - Auditor, and J. L. Morse - Trainmaster

Number 28 and Crew
Photo: Fred Stoes; L.A.Foster Collection; Courtesy of Donald Foster
Number 28 with its crew: R. F. "Bob" Jirsa (Brakeman),
H. C. Loggins (Brakeman), Guy Clemens (Conductor),
P. J. "Jack" Shoup (Engineer) and Melvin Williams (Fireman).

Shop Crew, White and Wood
Merced County Historical Society, Courthouse Museum.
Shop crew with newly overhauled number 26 resting on the turntable.
The men are identified, from left to right: Kenneth Monson in the gangway, Jay Swinefort in cab, Melvin Tibbets standing on running board, seated on the pilot Jim Leonard and Henry Dudot ; Standing: William L. White (General Manager) and Henry B. Wood (Master Mechanic); Seated on the turn table: George Hanna, Alfred Sheldon, unidentified, Babe Spelling, Jim Halstead, R. D. Dalziel, unidentified,unidentified, William Staple, Harry Elsworth, Bill Twaddle, unidentified, Charles Reno, Charles Rademan, unidentified, unidentified, Tom Cooper, unidentified, Arnold Baxter, Virgil Boyer, George McCart, Jess Lewis, Erwin Yates, and Charles McCully. - Dated 1939


White, St. Joer and unknown
Photo: Lee Foster Collection; Courtesy of Donald Foster
Gentleman at left is William de St. Joer, at right is William L. White, General Manager of YVRy. Picture snapped at Barrett Station. The young man in center is unknown. Any help to identify him would be appreciated.