Railtown 1897 State Park
Tim Alcoser Tim Alcoser
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 Published On Aug 7, 2023

Located in the Gold Country Foothills of the Western Sierra in Jamestown, California is Railtown 1897 State Park.

This small park features a lot of historical railway equipment including a complete round house and turntable, several miles of right of way for rides on historic railway equipment, movie props and Sierra Railway #3, nicknamed the Movie Locomotive because of it's numerous appearances in movies and TV shows including Back to the Future: Part III, Little House on the Prairie, Unforgiven, The Wild Wild West and dozens of other productions.

Unfortunately, Sierra #3 is currently being taken apart piece by piece and inspected as part of the Federal Railroad Administration's mandatory 1472 inspection where it will ultimately be rebuilt and run again.

For the complete ride from Jamestown to the Rock Quarry Junction from the unique view of the conductor's spot at the end of the train, click here:    • Railtown 1897 - Excursion Train (Cond...  

For more information and to pre-purchase train tickets, visit: https://www.railtown1897.org/

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