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Coordinates: 37°57′02″N 120°24′56″W 37.950558999999998, -120.415419

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: P.O Box 1250 Jamestown CA USA
  • Telephone Number: +1-209-984-3953
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

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. The entire park preserves the historic core of the original Sierra Railway of California (later reincorporated as the Sierra Railroad Company). The railways Jamestown locomotive and rolling stock maintenance facilities are remarkably intact and continue to function much as they have for the last 100-plus years.The California State Railroad Museum (CSRM), headquartered in Old Sacramento, assumed responsibility for Railtown 1897 State Historic Park on July 1, 1992.In addition to seasonal steam and diesel-powered train rides, the Railtown experience includes tours of the circa 1920s locomotive roundhouse and machine shop and related exhibits. Movie paraphernalia used in filming train sequences is on display. ^[1]

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