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  2. Western Pacific Railroad Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, California, known as the Portola Railroad Museum until January 1, 2006, is a heritage railroad that preserves and operates historic American railroad equipment and preserves documents, photos and information. The museum's mission is to preserve the history of the Western Pacific Railroad ...

  3. Feather River Route - Wikipedia

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    The Western Pacific Railroad Museum, a preservation society founded in 1984, is located next to the Union Pacific rail yard in Portola, California. The remaining portion of the Feather River Route follows a corridor similar to that of State Route 70 in California and former State Route 49 in Nevada.

  4. Portola, California - Wikipedia

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    Portola (/ pɔːrˈtoʊlə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, [5] although he did not explore ...

  5. Niles Canyon Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy) is a heritage railway running on the first transcontinental railroad alignment (1866, 1869) through Niles Canyon, between Sunol and the Niles district of Fremont in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The railway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the ...

  6. Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County) - Wikipedia

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    The Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish, is a 24.9-mile-long (40.1 km) [4] seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California. The area was explored by Gaspar de Portolà who named the stream Arroyo Seco as this canyon had the least water of any he had seen.

  7. Portola Valley, California - Wikipedia

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    1659786. Website. www.portolavalley.net. Portola Valley is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the Bay Area, Portola Valley is a small, wealthy community nestled on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. [5][6]

  8. List of railway museums - Wikipedia

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    A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.

  9. Military Vehicle Technology Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Founder. Jacques Littlefield (1949–2009) The Military Vehicle Technology Foundation was a large collection of military vehicles located in Portola Valley, California. It was founded in 1998 by Jacques Littlefield, and closed in 2018, with its collection being distributed to other museums. Many of its vehicles are now part of the American ...