Niles Canyon Railway

Niles Canyon Railway We offer train rides on vintage railroad equipment with boarding in Sunol and in the Niles district of Fremont.
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Niles Canyon Railway is an operating railroad museum dedicated to preserving the equipment and experience of railroading in California's past along the route of the original Transcontinental Railroad right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The full schedule including operating days and times of departure can be found at http://ncry.org/. Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NilesCanyonRailRoad
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Our wintertime Train of Lights runs from the day after Thanksgiving through just before the New Year. Tickets for the Train of Lights are available in the Fall. For the full Train of Lights schedule and to purchase tickets go to http://ncry.org/.

With just a little more prep from around where the diaphragm was recently removed from the end of Southern Pacific Railr...
06/03/2026

With just a little more prep from around where the diaphragm was recently removed from the end of Southern Pacific Railroad 'commute' coach #2101, the team will start to move from our current bare steel stage into the paint stage on the car's vestibules and then south side. The materials have been ordered thanks to all of the generous donations to the exterior restoration of this car, and we hope to be sharing new paint and lettering taking place soon. Given we raised enough funds to cover this work, we have closed down the 2101's fundraiser. We have other car projects that would welcome a donation if you are so inclined. We will leave a link to our donations page in the comments.
05.30.2026

June 7th is now SOLD OUT, but we still have tickets for August 2 & September 6th available online at the link below.Only...
06/02/2026

June 7th is now SOLD OUT, but we still have tickets for August 2 & September 6th available online at the link below.

Only five tickets left for the first edition 2026 edition of our Beer on the Rails beer (& cider tasting for this one too!) train ride this Sunday. Fear not! We have two more on August 2 & September 6th if this Sunday does not work for you. Tickets on sale for all of them at the link below.

Enjoy a leisurely train ride with local beer tasting and food. Three chances to ride this year on Sundays, June 1st, August 3rd, and September 7th, 2025!

We poked our heads into our Car Shop this past Saturday, May 30th, to find our Great Northern Ranch Car Restoration Team...
06/02/2026

We poked our heads into our Car Shop this past Saturday, May 30th, to find our Great Northern Ranch Car Restoration Team will into body work on this un-restored side of the car. After extensive steel replacement, they are now moving into paint preparation. Awesome work which you can help support with a donation as it will be time to buy primer and paint very soon! We will leave a link in the comments.
05.30.2026

Roundtrip train rides between our Sunol station and Niles/Fremont through scenic Niles Canyon are back the second weeken...
05/31/2026

Roundtrip train rides between our Sunol station and Niles/Fremont through scenic Niles Canyon are back the second weekend of June. Please join us for a ride! All of the details on our website. Link in comments.

The latest edition of our newsletter, The Club Car, is available for all to read via our website. You can learn about wh...
05/28/2026

The latest edition of our newsletter, The Club Car, is available for all to read via our website. You can learn about what is going on with our Niles Canyon Railway and our parent organization, the Pacific Locomotive Association. Jump over to our website to read the June 2026 edition of our monthly newsletter, The Club Car. The PDF is available here:https://www.ncry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCRy_ClubCar_HighRes_2606.pdf There is an archive of the past 10+ years available here: https://www.ncry.org/about/newsletter/ Given our upcoming 40th Anniversary, we have also added Club Cars from 1986 & 1987 to the archive.

In railroading, the placement of black flags on a locomotive is meant to honor someone who has passed away. Today, we s...
05/26/2026

In railroading, the placement of black flags on a locomotive is meant to honor someone who has passed away. Today, we share them on our Clover Valley Lumber Co. #4 on this Memorial Day in honor of all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Thank you!

In two weeks, we will breaking out the pretzels and ready to welcome everyone on board our first 2026 Beers on the Rails...
05/25/2026

In two weeks, we will breaking out the pretzels and ready to welcome everyone on board our first 2026 Beers on the Rails train. Tickets are still available online. We will leave a link in the comments. We will be pouring beers from Devil's Canyon Brewing Co. and Oakland United Beerworks along with ciders from Chapter 11 Cellars, Inc. We hope you will join us!

Stop by our display at Railfair at Ardenwood Park this Memorial Day Weekend. The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood - SPCRR
05/23/2026

Stop by our display at Railfair at Ardenwood Park this Memorial Day Weekend.
The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood - SPCRR

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6 Kilkare Road
Sunol, CA
94586

Telephone

+15109968420

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