Sacramento RiverTrain
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The Sacramento River Fox Train, formerly the Yolo Shortline Railroad Company, is a common carrier railroad company that runs special excursions within West Sacramento, California.
History
[edit]The route was originally a branch line of the Sacramento Northern Railroad, a Western Pacific Railroad subsidiary.
Services
[edit]The Sacramento RiverTrain offers three hour round trips with dining and entertainment options such as libation excursions, family-friendly holiday excursions, and murder mysteries.[1][2] Their most popular excursions are the Beer Train, Old Vine Express wine tasting train, and the Magical Christmas Train. The train also operates a railbike service as Sacramento Railbikes.[3][4]
The River Fox Train is owned by Sierra Railroad and operates under the Sierra Northern Railway now. It has one section of track that is 16 miles (26 km) long.
See also
[edit]- Sacramento Southern Railroad—which operates excursions across the Sacramento River from the RiverTrain
- List of heritage railroads in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ Arns, Christopher (2014-02-11). Moon Sacramento & the Gold Country. Avalon Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-61238-573-0.
- ^ Tourist Trains Guidebook. Kalmbach Publishing, Co. 2009. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-87116-273-1.
- ^ Fuentes, Zach (2020-06-05). "Sacramento region's first-ever railbikes finally open to the public". ABC10. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Guerrero, Carlos (2025-01-29). "River Fox Train offers unique year-round excursions | Focus on West Sacramento". Daily Democrat. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
External links
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- Book Tickets Online
- Railroad's website
- Sierra Railroad's website
- West Sacramento Station is at 38°35′48″N 121°32′58″W / 38.596715°N 121.54943°W
- Woodland Station is at 38°40′41″N 121°45′08″W / 38.678123°N 121.752216°W
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