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T R A I N S & R A I L FA N N I N G
rail fans dreamland Plumas County is rich in train history and is renowned for its unique railroad engineering along the Feather River. Magnificent bridges and tunnels, a unique railroad wye and a section of track that crosses over itself in a one-mile loop in order to gain elevation are among the features that attract train buffs to the area. The last spike of the Western Pacific Railroad was driven into a trestle at Keddie in 1909, becoming the last transcontinental railroad to be built across the Sierra, connecting California to the rest of the nation. Learn more about the area’s railroad history and engineering feats in a pamphlet, Plumas County’s Seven Wonders of the Railroad World, available at www.plumascounty.org. The world-renowned Western Pacific Railroad Museum in must-see attraction for anyone interested in trains or railroads.
Kevin Mallory
Majestic mountain views are just another bonus for train photographers when they visit. Among the most popular train attractions is the Keddie Wye (below), one of Plumas County’s Seven Wonders of the Railroad World.
Carl Raymond Piesch
Portola and its Run-a-Locomotive program (see Page 97) is a
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