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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 Feather River Route is a rail line that was built and operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of Oakland, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The line was built to compete with the Central Pacific Railroad (and later Southern Pacific Railroad), which at the time held a ...

  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. Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway was a scenic tourist railway operating between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, covering a distance of 8.19 miles (13.18 km), with a 2.88-mile (4.63 km) spur line to the Muir Woods. [1] The railroad was incorporated in January 1896, and closed in the summer of ...

  6. New tourist attraction in Amador County’s Gold Country is a ...

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    Rhodes said he used to run Sutter Gold Mine Tours that would specialize in Gold Country mines. He said his business would attract 25,000-30,000 patrons per year, which was his rough estimate for ...

  7. Fillmore and Western Railway - Wikipedia

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    Fillmore & Western Railway Railroad Days Festival, March 2004. The track is a standard gauge railroad constructed in 1887 by Southern Pacific Railroad through the Santa Clara River Valley in Ventura County, California. This line was originally part of the Southern Pacific's main line between San Francisco and Los Angeles before the shorter ...

  8. 10 best fall foliage train rides in the US for 2024

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    FALL FUN: 10 best family vacation ideas for fall 2024. 3. Amtrak's Downeaster. Boston to Brunswick, Maine. This three-hour Amtrak ride through portions of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine ...

  9. Ronald V. Schmidt - Wikipedia

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    In 1998 he became a vice president of the Bell Labs research facility at Silicon Valley. He left Bell Labs in February 2000. He served on the board of directors of Silicon Image from April 1997 until April 2004. Schmidt cofounded the Flintridge & Portola Valley Railroad with Peter Mosley in 1991.

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