Golden State Rails Historic Train Excursions

With Amtrak's new policy of no longer operating charter trains we have had to cancel a couple of proposed excursions. We will be looking at more localized trips for Spring of 2019. Keep checking back with us.

Ever hear of the Cowboy Poetry Festival? We're offering ticket in conjunction with Trains and Travel for an all private car train between Emeryville and Elko NV. scheduled for Feb of 2018. More details to come short;y

Trip Announcement HIGH SIERRA RAIL ADVENTURE The Central Coast Railway Club and Trains & Travel invites you to come join us over the three day Labor Day Weekend for an exciting get-a-way up in the High Sierra Mountains and the Reno/Carson City/Virginia City areas. Our relaxing mini vacation will include riding Amtrak’s California Zephyr both directions over scenic Donner Pass, spending an evening in the wild west mining town of Virginia City, riding the steam powered Virginia... & Truckee Railroad, visiting the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, sightseeing around Lake Tahoe and enjoying the vast rail collection at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola located at the upper end of the Feather River Canyon. For more detailed info and an itinerary see the link below: Golden State Rail's Excursion site http://www.goldenstaterails.com/ Trains & Travel's site http://www.traintrips.biz//High-Sierra-Rail-Adventure-2017

Our recent day trip to the Sierra Railway in Jamestown CA was a great success. Below is a 10 minute film from member and trip co-organizer Ken Rattenne https://youtu.be/NCue2NI2NWs

We still have few tickets available for our Sierra Railway trip to Jamestown. They're going fast so don't lollygag (as they used to say). This trip will include a runby!