General Information - Railtown 1897 State Park
At Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California, history comes to life with vintage steam trains, a working roundhouse, and the timeless Sierra Railway Shops, a designated California Historical Landmark. Park admission is included in all excursion train tickets.
Excursion Train Rides - Railtown 1897 State Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the California State Railroad Museum Foundation are pleased to welcome guests aboard the historic Sierra Railway. Ride behind a historic diesel locomotive on a train trip through the heart of California’s scenic Gold Country.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Wikipedia
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, and its operating entity, the Sierra Railway, is known as "The Movie Railroad." Both entities are a heritage railway and are a unit of the California State Park System. Railtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - California State Parks
6 天之前 · This one-of-a-kind attraction combines industrial heritage and railroad history with the lore of Hollywood’s film industry. The Railtown 1897 SHP complex includes an authentic railroad roundhouse with operating turntable, functional blacksmithing area, and belt-driven machine shop.
Sierra Railroad - Wikipedia
In 1980, the Sierra Railroad was sold to Silverfoot Inc., and in 1982 the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the Jamestown facilities and reopened the site as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. In 1995, Silverfoot resold the operation to the Sierra Pacific Coast Railway, and in 2003 merged with the Yolo Shortline Railway ...
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California
2016年6月2日 · The highlight of visiting historic Jamestown and Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, is a six-mile, 45-minute roundtrip train ride through the Sierra foothills. The trains operate Saturdays and Sundays, April through October; On Saturdays, vintage passenger cars are pulled by an authentic steam locomotive
Starstruck by Railtown 1897 Hollywood Locomotive in Jamestown
2022年10月10日 · See the Yosemite area’s gorgeous scenery and fascinating gold-mining history aboard a train at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, Calif. You can climb aboard and be pulled by Baldwin locomotive, Sierra No. 28, a newly restored steam locomotive that the Sierra Railway bought in 1922.
The Sierra Railway - California State Parks
At Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California, history comes to life with vintage steam trains, a working roundhouse, and the timeless Sierra Railway Shops, a designated California Historical Landmark. Use the new curriculum for Grades 4 and 5 to explore the history of the Sierra Railway with your students.
Located about 135 miles east of Volunteer Car Host San Francisco, the park is a unique treasure trove of preserved railroad buildings, equipment, locomotives and railroad cars. Many of these date back to Railtown’s 1897 origins.
Sierra No. 3 - Wikipedia
Sierra No. 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.