California

Alpine
Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway
Tourist Railroad
619/445-4781
2 foot gauge, gasoline powered ride.

Berkeley
Golden Gate Live Steamers
Museum or Display
510/540-9264
Operating 1-1/2" gauge live steam layout.

Redwood Valley Railway Corp.
Tourist Railroad
510/548-6100
15" gauge steam railroad

Bishop
Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site
Museum or Display
760/873-5950
Steam locomotive, railroad, mining and farming equipment.

Eureka
Northern Counties Logging Museum
Museum or Display
717/445-6567
Logging equipment with occasional rides behind steam locomotive

Felton
Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway
Tourist Railroad
408/335-4484
Ride to the coast.

Fillmore
Fillmore & Western Railway
Tourist Railroad
805/524-2546
Excursion and dinner trains.

Fish Camp
Yosemite Mountain-Sugar Pine Railroad
Tourist Railroad
209/683-7273
Steam powered scenic ride through lumber country.

Folsom
Folsom Valley Railway
Tourist Railroad
916/983-1873
1/3 scale steam powered ride through city park.

Fort Bragg
The Skunk Train
Tourist Railroad
707/964-6371
Steam powered 40 mile ride through the redwoods. Also board at Willits.

Fremont
Niles Depot Museum
Museum or Display
510/797-4449
HO and N gauge model railroads, as well as displays of railroad artifacts.

Soc. for the Preservation of Carter RR Resources
Tourist Railroad
408/370-3555
Horse drawn 1-1/2 mile railroad on a historic farm.

Goleta
South Coast Railroad Museum
Museum or Display
805/964-3540
Victorian style Southern Pacific station with operating HO layout.

Jamestown
Railtown 1897 - Sierra Railway Co.
Tourist Railroad
209/984-3953
Steam powered excursion and round house tour.

Lomita
Lomita Railroad Museum
Museum or Display
310/326-6255
Display of equipment and memorabilia of railroads serving California, in a replica of a Boston & Maine train station.

Long Beach
Eldorado Express Railroad
Tourist Railroad
562/514-5067
18' gauge park railroad. Operates with gas powered locomotive.

Los Angeles
Crystal Springs & Cahuenga Valley Railroad
Tourist Railroad
213/662-5874
Ride through LA's Griffith Park. Also visit the Travel Town Museum

Napa
Napa Valley Wine Train
Tourist Railroad
717/253-2111
Dinner train through California's wine country.

Oakdale
Sierra Railroad
Tourist Railroad
800/866-1690
The Sierra is the oldest shortline railroad in California. The Golden Sunset takes passengers every week of the year on a variety of 2-5 hour trips, including: dinners, brunches, dances, murder mysteries and kids trips.

Orange
Irvine Park Railroad
Tourist Railroad
714/997-3968
Park railroad with a propane powered steam locomotive.

Orland
Orland, Newville & Pacific Railroad
Tourist Railroad
916/865-1168
Steam powered 15" gauge park railroad.

Perris
Orange Empire Railway Museum
Tourist Railroad
909/657-2605
Steam, diesel, electric, standard and narrow gauge. All in one place.

Portola
Portola Railroad Museum
Tourist Railroad
916/832-4131
Short ride and a large display of railroad equipment, especially from the Western Pacific.

Sacramento
California State Railroad Museum
Museum or Display
916/552-5252
Excellent display of railroad equipment and memorabilia.

Sacramento Southern Railroad
Tourist Railroad
916/552-5252
Steam powered ride at the California State Railroad Museum.

San Diego
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
Museum or Display
619/696-0199
Worlds largest indoor model railroad museum.

San Diego Railroad Museum
Tourist Railroad
619/595-3030
Trips to Mexico as well as a large equipment display.

San Francisco
Golden Gate Model Railroad Club
Museum or Display
415/861-7675
The Golden Gate Model Railroad Club is home to the Sierra Nevada & Pacific, an HO model railroad built in a 57 x 38 ft room with over 600 ft of mainline track.

Golden Gate Railroad Museum
Museum or Display
415/363-2472
Steam locomotive display and restoration.

San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Museum or Display
415/474-1887
Interesting museum on cable cars.

San Francisco Municipal Railway
Tourist Railroad
415/679-5864
Ride an operating trolley line.

San Jose
Kelly Park Trolley
Tourist Railroad
408/296-2276
Operates within the San Jose Historical Museum.

Sonoma
Train Town
Tourist Railroad
707/996-2559
Large 15" gauge live steam operation.

Suisun City
Western Railway Museum
Tourist Railroad
717/374-2978
Interurban train and museum

Sunol
Niles Canyon Railway
Tourist Railroad
510/862-9063
Steam powered trip on part of the original transcontinental railroad.

Tuolumne
Sonora Short Line Railway
Tourist Railroad
209/928-4689
Steam powered 12" gauge ride through an apple farm.

Woodland
Yolo Shortline Railroad
Tourist Railroad
916/666-9646
Steam powered two our trip on former Sacramento Northern interurban line.

Yreka
Yreka Western Railroad
Tourist Railroad
916/842-4148
Steam powered, 15 mile trip.