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  2. Railtown 1897 State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    Both entities are a heritage railway and are a unit of the California State Park System. Railtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California. The entire park preserves the historic core of the original Sierra Railway of California (later reincorporated as the Sierra Railroad). The railway's Jamestown locomotive and rolling stock maintenance ...

  3. History of rail transportation in California - Wikipedia

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    A special "fast fruit" train of the Central Pacific Railroad prepares to head eastward on June 24, 1886. Even today, California is well known for the abundance and many varieties of fruit trees that are cultivated throughout the state. The only fruits indigenous to the region, however, consisted of wild berries or grew on small bushes.

  4. List of heritage railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train; Disneyland Railroad (three locomotives are historic) Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry. (Lease agreement ended in 2021) Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm; Golden Gate Railroad Museum (No excursions listed) Napa Valley Wine Train

  5. Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles (5.23 kilometers).

  6. Fillmore and Western Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Fillmore and Western Railway (reporting mark FWRY) was a heritage railway which operated on track owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission. [1] Visitors to Fillmore would see filming activity as well as sets and support equipment at the company's rail yard and along the tracks between Santa Paula and Piru.

  7. Niles Canyon Railway - Wikipedia

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    A passenger train on the Niles Canyon Railway. SP 5623 on the NCRy Sunol Depot at MP 35.6 Farwell, California, ca1866, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Farwell Bridge across Alameda Creek, California, ca1866, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

  8. 10 best fall foliage train rides in the US for 2024

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    RIDE THE RAILS: 12 best Amtrak vacations and scenic train rides in North America The Green Mountain State is known for its autumn displays with oak, maple, and ash trees exploding in rainbow pops ...

  9. Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad - Wikipedia

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    A Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Co. log train climbing a steep grade near Sugar Pine, California, circa 1915. Due to the onset of the Great Depression and a lack of trees, the operation closed in 1931. But the graded right-of-way through the forest remained, enabling the Stauffer family to reconstruct a portion of the line in 1961.