Steam-Powered Train Rides

July 4

The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento offers 40-minute, steam-powered train rides every weekend from April through September.

Catch a trip back in time from Old Sacramento's Central Pacific train depot, and ride atop the levee of the Sacramento River on a six-mile round trip. Watch the world go by from an enclosed coach or an open-air gondola, and chat with the friendly car attendants.

At the end of the line, the authentic steam locomotive "cuts off" the passenger cars and "runs around" the train, coupling onto the other end for the trip back to Old Sacramento.