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In partnership with the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, the Lost Sierra Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back the 36-year-old tradition called “Railroad Days” including vendors, local beers, a children’s area and live music!
At the museum we plan on running our caboose train along with all our usual displays and museum store.
Admission to the museum will be FREE for the event. The museum gates will open at 10:00 AM and will close at 5:00 PM.
The caboose train will run continuously from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM and even later if needed!
Good-All-Day train ride tickets will be sold in the museum store so you can ride as many times as you like and experience different cabooses.
| Train Ride Tickets: |
| Adults 19 - 64 |
$4.00 |
| Youth 5 - 18 |
$2.00 |
| Children 4 and under |
free |
| Senior (65 and up) and Active Military |
$4.00 |
| Family Pass * |
$10.00 |
| *Family Pass - 2 Adults and any related children 18 and under. |
Face Painting Booth for Railroad Days at the Museum
- Optional free glitter
- 25-30 designs to choose from, themed for the event/season
- Custom requests on the spot
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There are more special events planned at the Portola City park including:
- Live Music
- Railroad History Showcase
- Kids Fun Zone
- Food, Beer, Wine, Margaritaville
- Prize Giveaways Every Hour
- Railroad Inspired Costume Contest
Come to Railroad Days dressed in your best "Olden" Days costume to win a special prize.
IDEAS:
western, cowboy, railroad engineer/conductor, trapper, can-can girl, hobo or pioneer woman.
You can even come as a train or railroad object!
Golden Hour Photo Session at the museum in the evening
Photo by Nicholas Manos
As a special opportunity for railfans, we will offer an extra-fare event after the normal museum closing of a “Golden Hour Photo Shoot Session”.
After the day’s festivities, from 5:30 to 8 PM (sunset is at 6:30 PM), we will display four WP locomotives and allow visitors to take photographs in the late-afternoon/early-evening light.
We plan to stage 0-6-0 steam locomotive WP 165, WP 1503, WP 501 and WP 608 for additional unique photo opportunities.
This event will be limited to 35 people so everyone can participate and frame their shots without other fans being in the photo.
The extra-fare for this event is $50 in advance at our online store before 11:59 PM Friday September 27th, or $55 at the museum store on Saturday, 9/28, if not sold out. Advance purchasers must bring their receipt to the museum store on the event day to get their wristbands.
Join us at the WPRM...
There are many railroad museums all over the United States and Canada. Some are elaborate affairs with polished brass, carpet and theater lighting. Ours is a little different. The Western Pacific Railroad Museum may look more like your average rail yard and that's for good reason. We want it that way. While the fancier museums are very enjoyable and highly recommended to visit, the Feather River Rail Society, operators of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum, invites our guests to experience railroading in a "Hands-on" environment.
We always welcome new members to our society. Our volunteers operate trains every weekend between Memorial Day and Labor Day. We also run our Pumpkin Express in October, Santa Trains in December and other special events. If you have always wanted to have a taste of "working on the railroad", then this is your chance. Please consider joining the society and becoming a member of the "Willing People" and volunteer in our Operating Department, Mechanical Department or many other opportunities at the museum!
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