Enthusiasts hope El Dorado rail park is just around the bend

ChefSteve Sep 11, 2009

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    By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee writer
    Published: Friday, Sep. 11, 2009, Page 3B

    An old locomotive, screened by a chain-link fence and a row of trees, is easy to miss at the El Dorado County Historical Museum in Placerville.

    But volunteers have labored for years in the storage yard to restore vestiges of an industry and an era nearly as important to the county as the Gold Rush. By next spring, their handiwork may be on view in the El Dorado County Historical Railroad Park.

    The park, to be developed within a former Southern Pacific Railroad right of way in the town of El Dorado, will spotlight the county's logging railroads. [Continue reading]

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  2. Ironhorseman

    Ironhorseman April, 2018 Staff Member In Memoriam

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    That's good news! I'll be sure to take a peek at this the next time I'm down that way. :)
     
  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Nice to read how this project is progressing so well!

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  4. ChefSteve

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    Thanks guys ... we'll keep you updated. In the meantime, come by the museum any Wed, Fri, or Sat morning and ask for us. We'll show you around.
     

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