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Railtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California. The entire park preserves the historic core of the original Sierra Railway of California (later reincorporated as the Sierra Railroad). The railway's Jamestown locomotive and rolling stock maintenance facilities are remarkably intact and continue to function much as they have for over 100 years.
No. 1225 was well known to be the basis for the locomotive used in the 2004 film The Polar Express, earning itself the nickname "the real Polar Express". The Pere Marquette used No. 1225 in regular service from the locomotive's construction in 1941 until the railroad merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) in 1947; It remained in use ...
Sierra No. 3, often called the "Movie Star locomotive", is a 19th-century 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive owned by the State of California and preserved and operated by the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California.
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On the 20th anniversary of the film, "Polar Express," the North Pole Express in Owosso is offering holiday excursions on the historic train. Tickets for high-demand North Pole Express ride on sale ...
The Polar Express Train Ride runs Nov. 7-Dec. 31. Three rides are available each day at 5 p.m., 6:40 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Some days and times are sold out. How much does the Polar Express cost?
Jamestown is a unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Formerly a California Gold Rush town, Jamestown was designated a California Historical Landmark on March 16, 1949. [3] It is the home of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the Sierra Railway, which operates steam passenger trains.