Toiling away in the cramped cab of a 19th-century locomotive in the roundhouse of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, the sweltering heat can spike up to 120 degrees during the summer months. But ...

Shelly Thorene Apr 6, 2022 Apr 6, 2022 Updated Apr 7, 2022 Train enthusiasts from near and far gathered to celebrate the acquisition of Sierra Railway Steam Locomotive No. 34 in a dedication ceremony ...

In partnership with the California State Railroad Museum Foundation, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park will present a new season of weekend excursion train rides beginning this Saturday and Sunday.

Cabooses are known as “crummies,” docent Bill Gillaspie said, because conductors “used to spend so much time living in them, and they were crummy.” Nicer adjectives are in order for Railtown 1897 ...

THE RAILS OF THE WEST... may have more stories than spikes, and so many of those enduring yarns involve ethereal passengers, those train riders who boarded a long-ago car and decided to never leave.

In a Jamestown park that showcases the mighty power of locomotives, a single light fixture could have caused a disaster. The light sits outside the much- visited roundhouse at Railtown 1897 State ...

Just 60 miles from Stockton is an operating steam railroad, complete with 100 year-old steam engines, the oldest continuously operated roundhouse (a building used for storing locomotives) in the West ...

Toiling away in the cramped cab of a 19th-century locomotive in the roundhouse of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, the sweltering heat can spike up to 120 degrees during the summer months. But ...

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Toiling away in the cramped cab of a 19th-century locomotive in the roundhouse of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, the sweltering heat can spike up to 120 degrees during the summer months. But ...