Colfax Railroad Days will be celebrated in downtown Colfax on Sept. 17 & 18, from 10am to 5pm each day. There will be railroad exhibits, model railroad layouts, live music, vendors, car show and more. The Colfax Caboose will be open for tours and discussion of caboose history with volunteers. For more information visit Colfax Railroad Days | Celebrate the Transcontinental Railroad

The SFGate web site recently featured an interesting article on the railroad tunnels at Donner Pass. Tracks were removed from the 1867-era series of tunnels in the 1990’s. This is still railroad property, but many people have enjoyed walking through the historic sheds and tunnels. Follow this link to the SFGate article.

The new PSRHS Web Cam went live the week of November 16, 2020.  The camera captures live views of Union Pacific and AMTRAK trains on the eastbound track leaving Applegate near MP 135.  To view the live feed, click on photo or follow this link

Check out this video tour of the Union Pacific steam shop equipment and operations including how steam locomotives are repaired and preserved between operational runs.

UPRR Steam Shop Tour

Two new projects documenting the important role Chinese workers played in constructing the nation’s first transcontinental railroad are now available on line.  The first, by National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), can be viewed at

https://www.npca.org/articles/2192-golden-spike-redux