Tildens iron horses miniature railroad celebrates 50. Berkeley, california 94563 visit website local phone. For information, including hours and ticket prices, call 510 5486100. Minnesota statewide historic railroads study final mpdf section. Please come in and visit our schools, both virtually and in person. Mount washington cog railway is located in the white mountains of new hampshire. Behind the scenes at tilden parks redwood valley railway. A tourist train is a rail operation intended not as practical transportation a way to get in or get around but as a museumstyle attraction to see, a tour as an activity to do, or a means to employ historic dining or sleeper train cars as somewhere to eat or sleep for novelty, nostalgia or entertainment purposes tourist trains are distinguished by various factors. Trip report the whiskey river railway vintage trains. Department of interior muir woods national monument can you recall the excitement of leaving home on vacation for a place you had.
The infrastructure itself is either owned by the railway company, as in the united states, or run as a. Thats rail, joiner bars, bolts, spikes, ties, compacted subgrade, ballast, fully installed and ready to run on. The folsom valley railway operates a loop of 12 gauge track on the. Media in category redwood valley railway the following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total. Redwood valley railway tilden steam train 15 gauge steam.
Redwood valley railway santa cruz beach boardwalk seaworld parks and entertainment six flags discovery kingdom six flags magic mountain sonoma train town the wave water park universal parks and resorts water world california wild rivers water park partial list june 6, 2016. A ride on the redwood valley railway is a great weekend or holiday adventure for the family. Redwood valley steam train tilden park every weekend year. Live steam 7 14 gauge scratch built k36 locomotive and tender live steam 7. During the winter, the steam train will close at dusk, which can be as early as 5. Blog, grand scale railways, trip reports 0 comments. Redwood valley railway the redwood valley railway is a 5 inch scale, 15 inch gauge steam powered railroad based on the narrow gauge railroads of the late 1800s. It was established in 1952 by erich thomsen as the tilden south gate and pacific railway, on a 12 in 305 mm gauge, and. The mount tamalpais scenic railway, completed in 1896, carried visitors to the mountaintop and the summit tavern, a hotel and restaurant.
Nearly all of the production was used for the construction of the southern pacific of mexico. Perched high atop the oakland hills the railway operates every weekend thought the year, and weekdays during the. The slope from mill valley to the summit was so steep that. Miniatures, dioramas and scale models travel guide at. Because the people who run the redwood valley railway definitely enjoy their collection of locomotives.
Passengers are carried on the mount washington cog railway starting from the marshfield base. Capa comments on proposition 65 warnings regulations. One day he went by the redwood valley railway 15 gauge, berkeley, california and saw the equipment built by erich thomsen and crew. Scales include 12, 34, 1, and 1 12 inches to the foot. Strong demand on dedicated routes justify railroads offering parallel own networks, competing against each other. Park trains and tourist trains the cable car home page. A history of the northwestern pacific railroad and predecessor lines. When we visited in august, 2001, we didnt get to ride the train and my camera was out of film, but the ride looked pleasant.
Seen on the redwood valley railway, june 10, 2017 youtube. This 5 inch scale narrow gauge railway began in 1952 and recreates an era of railroading long since passed. There will be construction activity near the lake anza overflow parking lot and spillway picnic area from september 10 through november 30, with temporary detours and potential trail and site closures on the paved section of wildcat gorge trail. You can truly gain an understanding of how much we care about every. Forest park miniature railroad some of my favourite memories are about this special treat. While the notevengrand scale marie e was certainly one of the main attractions, there were other equally notable visiting engines. The 65th anniversary event saw lots of steam on the 15 gauge 512th scale redwood valley railroad, located in berkeley, cas tilden park. Redwood railway ties are the best money can buy and they were about all that the albion mill produced. Bay area trains and carousels fun now and a part of history. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Next to redwood valley railway in tilden park, berkeley.
This is a list of trains and train museums in the san francisco bay area of northern california in the united states. Located in tilden regional park at the corner of lomas cantadas and grizzly peak blvd. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Mount our mission tamalpais t california department of. It was supposed to be at the port of redwood city, but they had construction going on.
This page was last edited on 20 november 2017, at 14. Ellen has spoken with her contractor and she estimates that her. A fully functional miniature railway, the railroad has one and a quarter miles of track on which to run its fleet of replicas of the great steam engines of old. Railroad museums california state railroad museum 111 i street, sacramento, california 95814 railtown 1897 state historic park jamestown. He chatted with erich for a while and left for home thinking, that would be fun, id like to build one of those. And sadly there was no audio presentation sharing the history or the trains or the region we were traveling through. Take a ride along the rails that played a key role. A locomotive from the old rail line rests at the entrance. The redwood valley railway is a gem is middle of the bay area. For 2 weekends in december of 2018, the redwood valley railway hosted winterfest, an event full of decorations, lights, and steam. Redwood valley railway, a ridable miniature railroad in tilden regional park near berkeley, california. Railroad and model railroad resources which i like and find useful. Muir woods national monument early travel to muir woods. The farmers market has a historical exhibit about the area, including gillmore field.
Created by skilled modelmakers, the objects modelled, the scales used, and the level of detail can be incredible. A history of the northwestern pacific railroad and predecessor lines kneiss, gilbert h. Miniatures, dioramas and scale models are scaled or not so scaled representations of other objects, which attract traveller interest. The golden gate model railroad club california railroad. Farm labor day rail fair, september, 2018 9 photos, 2 videos, one pdf.
From these standards was born the redwood valley railway at tilden park in. For over fifty years, the redwood valley steam train has been plying its trade in tilden regional park in berkeley. Left night train waiting to leave army camp station for. Redwood forest the mount tamalpais scenic railway a national monument proclaimed national park service u. The steam locomotives built and maintained by the railway volunteers are a blast from the past in our own backyard. The history of albion as a redwood logging and railroad town of the mendocino coast. They spend countless hours making sure that each and every student is achieving at his or her highest potential and they demonstrate, over and over again, the willingness to go the extra mile. In jan 2016 the average price for track laid to the standards outlined. Golden gate live steamers has smallscale locomotives at their tilden regional parkfacility. Trails were developed, and a wagon road was built to the top of the mountain in 1884.
The redwood valley railway is having some electrical upgrade work done. Along with its destination restaurants, the bay area is rich in destination miniature railroads and carousels, filled with history, and worth a long trip to experience. Best of all, a 15 gauge, 5 scale steam locomotive is unlike. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Rvry erich thomsen 1985aug golden gate live steamers. Live steam 7 14 gauge scratch built k36 locomotive and. It was the the first mountain climbing cog railway in the world when it was completed in 1869. Redwood valley railway orinda 2020 all you need to. History it was established in 1952 by erich thomsen as the tilden south gate and pacific railway, on a 12 in 305 mm gauge, and has since expanded to 1 1. There will be construction activity near the lake anza overflow parking lot and spillway picnic area from september 10 through november 30, with temporary detours and potential trail and site closures on the paved section of wildcat gorge trail next to lake anza. The folsom valley railway operates a loop of 12 gauge track on the grounds of the california state fair in sacramento. Redwood valley railway in tilden regional park offers steam train rides along a scenic ridge on a scaleddown steam train.
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