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A part of the Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District, the Niles Canyon Railway is a historic railway that runs through Niles Canyon, between Sunol, the Niles district of Fremont and Pleasanton in the San Francisco Bay Area. The railroad, which is operated by the Pacific Locomotive Association, offers public excursions using both diesel and steam locomotives on a preserved part of the First Transcontinental Railroad. These excursions bring to life the role and experience of railways in small-town America before the 1960s. The Niles Canyon Railway also hosts part of the collection from the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in the Sunol Depot. The Niles Canyon Railway is a living history museum that stresses the importance of heritage railroads in the development of California.

6 Kilkare Rd, Sunol, CA 94586, Phone: 510-996-8420

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