2013

5/22/13 - Railroad Museum Celebrates Summer With Special "Ales on the Rails" Sunset Train Ride - June

5/22/13 - *UPDATED* Railroad Museum Gets in the Jazzy Spirit With Music Aboard Trains & Free Admission to Sacramento Music Festival Badge Holders Special Jazz-Related Activities Inside Railroad Museum -- May 24-27

5/8/13 - *UPDATED* Celebrate National Train Day at the California State Railroad Museum - May 11 Free Admission, Amtrak Tours & More!

4/12/13 - After Major Rehabilitation, Railroad Museum Returns Heavy Duty 80-Foot Turntable to Service

4/5/13 - Railroad Museum to Debut Final Phase of Popular Fruit Crate Art When "Pick Me! A Bumper Crop from the Pacific Coast" Exhibit Opens May 1

3/8/13 - Railroad Museum to Resume Weekend Excursion Train Rides in Old Sacramento Beginning April 6-7

3/5/13 - Railroad Museum Visitors are in for a Visual Treat With Debut of "Sweet Stop: Mike Kotowski's Sugar Cane Trains of Hawaii" Exhibit - March 12

1/15/13 - Railroad Museum Calls Out for Volunteers in 2013!

2012

12/31/12 - Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Western Starting Point of the Transcontinental Railroad Includes Commemorative Sign & Illustrated Presentations

12/14/12 - Hidden Treasures & Unique Holiday Gift Ideas Await At Local Historic Parks & State Museums!

12/05/12 - Special "Rockwell + Rails" Combo Ticket Offered by Railroad Museum & Crocker Art Museum

11/30/12 - Railroad Museum Showcases Award-Winning Photographs from Around the World Honored by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art

9/25/12 - Scholar Symposium at California State Railroad Museum

9/13/12 - Railroad Museum to Debut New "Building America" Exhibit Celebrating the Transcontinental Railroad Legacy

9/4/12 - Call Out for Railroad Museum Volunteers This Fall! Sign Ups Open Now for Volunteer Class at America's Most Popular Railroad Museum

8/29/12 - Wildly Fun, Entertaining and Free,“Gold Rush Days” Returns to Old Sacramento Labor Day Weekend!

8/21/2012 - California State Railroad Museum to Debut Fanciful Exhibit "Whittle Stop: A Cast of Caricatures on a Wild West Train" -- September 18

7/26/2012 - California State Railroad Museum Celebrates Summer With Special "Ales on the Rails" Sunset Train Ride - August 18

7/17/2012 - California State Railroad Museum to Debut Second Set of "Wedlock's Gift" California Railroad Depot Sketches on August 3

6/29/2012 - Union Pacific Railroad Celebrates 150th Anniversary In Old Sacramento With Signature Event September 29-30

6/22/2012 - Railroad Museum Presents a Special Summertime Evening "Riding the Rails with Mark Twain" - July 7

6/17/2012 - Railroad Museum Celebrates "Diesels & Dads" on Father's Day - June 17

5/11/2012 - Railroad Museum Calls Out for Summer Volunteers!

5/11/2012 - Railroad Museum Chronicles 150 Years of Passenger Service, Comfort & Style in New “Ticket To Ride” Exhibit - Debuts May 31

5/10/2012 - Railroad Museum Gets in the Jazzy Spirit With Music Aboard Trains & Free Admission to Sacramento Music Festival Badge Holders

4/23/2012 - Railroad Museum Finds Three Ways to Celebrate Three Days in a Row -- May 11, 12 & 13!

3/14/2012 - Railroad Museum to Debut a Whole New Crop of Fruit Crate Art as Phase Two of the Popular “Pick Me!” Exhibit Opens April 10!

3/05/2012 - Ride the Rails or Go Underground in Old Sacramento; Exciting New Season Debuts on March 31!

2/24/2012 - Railroad Museum Debuts New Photo Exhibit - Steam: An Enduring Legacy on March 9 

2/1/2012 - Railroad Museum Celebrates Black History Month By Exploring the Role of Railroads in African American History on February 18

1/13/2012 - Call Out for Railroad Museum Volunteers in 2012

2011

11/25/2011 - Railroad Museum to Showcase a Family Favorite “Small Train Holiday” on November 25 & 26

11/5/2011 - Celebrate 40 Years of Amtrak: Railroad Museum to Host Unique Amtrak 40th Anniversary “Exhibit Train” Plus
Special Activities -- November 5-6

11/3/2011 - Railroad Museum Debuts New Exhibit “Common Diversions: Toy Trains and Scale Model Railroads” on November 3

9/15/2011 - Complete with Skeleton Crew, “Spookomotive” Train to Haunt Old Sacramento For Three Weekends in October

9/9/2011 - Call Out for Railroad Museum Volunteers

9/1/2011 - Railroad Museum Rolls Out Amazing Collection of California Railroad Depot Sketches With First Set Debuting September 1 

8/9/2011 -- Railroad Museum Showcases Award-Winning Photographs from Around the World Honored by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art

7/7/2011 -- Railroad Museum Hosts Special Activities for National Model Railroad Association Convention Attendees

5/10/2011 -- Call Out for Railroad Museum Volunteers

4/25/2011 -- Railroad Museum Jazzes It Up With Music Aboard Trains & Free Admission to Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee Badge Holders

4/22/2011 -- Disney Fine Art by Collectors Editions Presents The Pixar Collection Worldwide Debut -- One Day Only!

3/2/2011 -- Weekend Steam-Powered Excursion Train Rides

2/1/2011 -- Railroad Museum to Debut Enticing New Exhibit: "Pick Me! Fruit Crate Art & the California Dream"

1/7/2011 -- Call Out for Railroad Museum Volunteers

2010

11/5/2010 -- Railroad Museum to Showcase a Magical & Festive "Small Train Holiday" on November 26 & 27

9/29/2010 -- Trains & Tripods

9/15/2010 -- Honorable Mention: Favorites from the 2010 Worldwide Photo Walk

9/7/2010 -- Special Photo Exhibit at Railroad Museum Celebrates New Book, Five Decades of Images by Legendary Railroad Photographer David Plowden

9/1/2010 -- Civilizing the West: Award-winning Fred Harvey Biographer plus "The Harvey Girls" Classic Film Showings Headline September 4 & 5 (Labor Day Weekend)

8/16/2010 -- North America's Most Popular Railroad Museum Offers Lots To Do Inside & Out During Gold Rush Days!

7/9/10 -- Railroad Museum Showcases Award-Winning Photographs Honored by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art After a Record Number of Entries, the Powerful Award-Winning Images On Public Display Now Through June 2011

6/23/10 -- Lights, Camera, Action! Railroad Museum to Debut New Exhibit "Rails and Reels: Hollywood, Trains And the Making of Motion Pictures"

6/17/10 -- Lively & Interactive "Time Travel Weekends" in Old Sacramento

5/17/10 -- Railroad Museum Gets into a Jazzy Spirit with Music Aboard Trains & Free Admission to Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee Badge Holders

5/3/10 -- Railroad Museum Invites Visitors to Celebrate Railroading As Part of Third Annual "National Train Day" on May 8!

4/20/10 -- Wanted:  Railroad Museum Volunteers Sign Up for Summer Volunteer Class at America's Most Popular Railroad Museum

3/23/10 -- UPDATE Railroad Museum Hosts Photo-Documentary Exhibit: "The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers" Plus, Special Museum "Community Day" on March 27 With Free Admission, Special Lectures, Book Signings, Panel Discussion

3/18/10 -- All Aboard! Season Begins for Steam Powered Excursion Trains on Easter Weekend April 3-4 

3/9/10 -- California State Railroad Museum 2010 Calendar of Events and Exhibits 

3/2/10 --  Lights, Camera, Action! Special "Trains & Tripods" Photo Opportunity & Lighting Seminar Offered April 23 & 24, 2010

3/2/10 -- Railroad Museum to Debut Photo-Documentary Exhibit: "The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers" -- Spanish Translation

2/22/10 -- Railroad Museum to Debut Photo-Documentary Exhibit: "The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers"

2009

12/16/09 -- 50 Children from the St. John's Shelter To Experience The Polar Express Train Ride

12/01/09 -- Railroad Museum Announces Exhibit Partnership With National Model Railroad Association

11/05/09 -- Toys, Train Rides, Santa Sightings and More at the California State Railroad Museum This Holiday Season

9/28/09 -- Spookomotive Train to Haunt Old Sacramento

9/9/09 - California State Railroad Museum to Participate in Smithsonian Magazine's 5th Annual Museum Day

9/02/09 - Railroad Museum Volunteers Wanted

8/19/09 - Watch the Wild West Come to Life at Gold Rush Days!

2/26/09 - California State Railroad Museum to Host Prestigious Traveling Exhibition Presented by National Archives and Smithsonian

2/12/09 - 2009 Calendar of Events and Exhibits

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