Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway

Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway The Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway consists of about a quarter mile of two foot gauge track on the north side of Alpine Heights.

The railroad serves; Shade Depot, El Pozo and High Pass, where a 112 foot long wood trestle is located. The main motive power is an original 1935 Brookville Locomotive from the Carthage Crushed Limestone Company. The rolling stock ranges from original mining cars to homebuilt cabooses and riding cars. The DAPR offers free rides to the public from 1 to 3pm on Sundays or other days by appointment for groups or birthday parties.

10/16/2022
Campo, CA is the new home of the Descanso Alpine & Pacific. Merged with the Athey Mine Co. A subsidiary of PSRM
05/02/2021

Campo, CA is the new home of the Descanso Alpine & Pacific. Merged with the Athey Mine Co. A subsidiary of PSRM

The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, CA is the new home for Brookville No.2.
05/23/2018

The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, CA is the new home for Brookville No.2.

02/23/2018

Ken Kramer’s About San Diego update.2/22/2018

The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Volunteers are in the process of dismantling the DAPR mainline and moving the rail ...
01/09/2018

The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Volunteers are in the process of dismantling the DAPR mainline and moving the rail to their museum facility at Campo.

10/27/2017

******IMPORTANT PLEASE READ*****
It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the closure of the Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway. After 27 years of weekly public rides, Mr. Athey has decided to discontinue operation as a result of his age and the heavy burden that naturally comes with maintaining a full size narrow gauge railroad. As of 10/25/2017, no further public rides will be offered. The railroad in its entirety, including the locomotive and rolling stock, have been donated to the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. This exchange has been in the making for a few years now and the museum is accepting the donation with great enthusiasm. The PSRMA volunteers are now well into the process of moving the equipment and rail to their museum facility in Campo. We look forward to working with the museum on the construction of a new exhibit and train ride utilizing the former Descanso, Alpine & Pacific equipment on the museum property. On behalf of Mr. Athey, I would like to thank all our visitors and friends for your tremendous support of this little operation over the years. We would like to remind everyone that what is left of the railroad is located on a private residence and out of consideration for the Athey family, we ask that you do not enter the property without prior permission. Again, we regret to deliver this heartfelt news and thank you all for a great 27 years of operation.

01/18/2017

The Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway will be shut down on the following dates due to prior engagements by the owner. The railway will operate all the other Sundays unless noted.

Jan 22, 2017
Feb 5, 2017
Mar 5, 2017
Apr 2, 2017
May 28, 2017

1/8/2017
01/10/2017

1/8/2017

12/17/2016

The Railway will operate this Sunday 12/18/16 weather permitting. This will be the last chance to ride the train in the year 2016 as we will be closed Christmas Sunday! Happy Holidays from the DAPR!

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