Location: County: Tuolumne. Nearest City: Jamestown.
Campsites, facilities: No campsites. Point of interest
to visit while on tour. Steam trains run weekends April through
October. Departures on the hour 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trains also
run on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Roundhouse
tours available.
Reservations, fees: Roundhouse Tours are Adults: $2;
Youth (ages 6-12) $1; ages 5 and under tour free.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-209-984-3953. Recorded
program information at 1-916-445-6645 or 1-209-984-1600.
Railtown 1897 SHP
P.O. Box 1250
Jamestown CA 95327
Operating hours, seasons: Park is open daily 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Call the park
for information.
Directions: The park is located in Jamestown, three
miles south of Sonora, Fifth and Reservoir Streets, Jamestown.
Weather, clothing: Summer and spring are warm; fall
and winter can be cool. Layered clothing is advised.
Trip notes: Located in Jamestown, three miles south
of Sonora, the park is the place where the Sierra Railway Company
began its short-line operation in 1897. The trains hauled passengers
and freight into the Mother Lode. The old steam locomotives were
replaced by diesel engines in the 1950s. From the end of May
through the end of summer the park's famous steam trains offer
excursions through the Sierra foothill gold country. The engines
and cars have starred in movies and television shows since 1919,
in productions such as High Noon and Little House on the Prairie.
Tours of the roundhouse and blacksmith shop are offered on weekends.
The park also features a slide program, gift shop and picnic
facilities.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
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