California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento

                    Wonderful museum dedicated to the early California railroad industry and industry giants such as Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington's. They relay just how powerful some of these giants were and the contribution of the Irish and Chinese in building the railroad over the Sierra's to Provo, Ut.

This is the #1 which was renamed in honor of 1862  California's governor L. Stanford.

These first two locomotive's are 4-4-0 engines. The numbers correspond to leading wheels, power wheels and trailing wheels. There are many combinations of locomotive's.

The coach for every day people was still a beautiful coach. I did not get a photo of one of the private railroad cars, only the rich owned...like the private jets of today, but they were so luxurious.

Donna doing her impression of a "whistle stop campaign".

The kitchen in a dining car was fully equipped for its time.

Well of course if something has a moon in it we have to photograph it. (my wife's maiden name)

 

The ice refrigerator car in the later 1800's provided an outlet for the crops of California to the rest of the nation.

This engine, electric-diesel combo, is and has always been my favorite locomotive to watch, they are just sooo cool! And, the colors are great...called Southern Pacific "daylight" of orange and scarlet. This engine went into service in 1954.

I take it not too many big, or heavy people were a regular riders in the 1900's.

                          Southern Pacific #4294 was the last steam engine ordered by the company. This locomotive is a 4-8-8-2 forward cab engine. The engine and tender weigh over 1 million pounds and nearly broke the locomotive turntable that put #4294 in the building.