Preserving History

along The Donner Pass Route

Next Society Event

May Membership Meeting (05/24)

News

Railroad Days Recap

The appearance of the Western Pacific Museum train from Portola as a main feature and draw for the 2011 Colfax Railroad Days event was enabled by a partnership between PSRHS and the Feather River Railroad Society.

October Field Trip relocated to Newcastle

Saturday October 15, 2011 - Due to an estimated 2 feet of new snow in the Cold Stream drainage near Truckee the October field trip has been changed. The field trip will be in the Penryn / Newcastle area.

2011 Railroad Days Rolling Along

The guest list for the 2011 Historic Colfax Railroad Days continues to grow!

Rocklin Granite Quarries and Roundhouse -- May 2004

We visited the site of the Rocklin roundhouse, where portions of the foundation are visible. Roy Ruhkala then led the group to the locations of several former quarry railroad spurs, along with the Ruhkala and Copp's Quarries.