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Sign with photo of train interior at entry
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Sign with photo of train interior at entry


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The museum is located in Old Town Sacramento
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The museum is located in Old Town Sacramento


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Sculpture made of train junk in lobby
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Sculpture made of train junk in lobby


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Railroad time
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Railroad time


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Case displays train horns
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Case displays train horns


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Photographs of O. Winston Link were on display
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Photographs of O. Winston Link were on display


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Full size recreation of old tunnel construction
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Full size recreation of old tunnel construction


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The tunnel is half real, half painting
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The tunnel is half real, half painting


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A tour guide guides a tour
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A tour guide guides a tour


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The Chinese built the transcontinental rail
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The Chinese built the transcontinental rail


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Old photo shows actual Chinese working
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Old photo shows actual Chinese working


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An old steam train on display
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An old steam train on display


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Artificial people add sense of realism
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Artificial people add sense of realism


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Train wrapped in mirrors to show off its detail
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Train wrapped in mirrors to show off its detail


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Brass adds elegance to wheel
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Brass adds elegance to wheel


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Dispatch operator of the '20s
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Dispatch operator of the '20s


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Photo cut-outs display workers
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Photo cut-outs display workers


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Interior view of old sleeper car
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Interior view of old sleeper car


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Interior view of bedroom in old sleeper car
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Interior view of bedroom in old sleeper car


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Diesel engine viewed from old ice-car
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Diesel engine viewed from old ice-car


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Engines and cars displayed roundhouse fashion
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Engines and cars displayed roundhouse fashion


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Sleeper a'la "Some Like It Hot"
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Sleeper a'la "Some Like It Hot"


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View of an old kitchen car
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View of an old kitchen car


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Detail of old mail car
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Detail of old mail car


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Tourists enjoy the old mail car
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Tourists enjoy the old mail car


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Mail bag catcher and mail bag holder
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Mail bag catcher and mail bag holder


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Beautiful old steam train displayed by window
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Beautiful old steam train displayed by window


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Terry admires world's largest train
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Terry admires world's largest train


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Overhead mirror display train tops
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Overhead mirror display train tops


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Stories and displays describe the gold spike
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Stories and displays describe the gold spike


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Cars visible from second floor gallery
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Cars visible from second floor gallery


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Rail crossing control
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Rail crossing control


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Old toy train from the 1870's
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Old toy train from the 1870's


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Model train gallery on the second floor
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Model train gallery on the second floor


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Model train repair shop
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Model train repair shop


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Mock up of a model train store
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Mock up of a model train store


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Derrick number 610
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Derrick number 610


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Model cars were there too
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Model cars were there too


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An operating model train town
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An operating model train town


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Artificial and real people inhabit first floor
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Artificial and real people inhabit first floor


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A place for kids to play on second floor
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A place for kids to play on second floor


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Dishware on display in the dining car
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Dishware on display in the dining car


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A child admires the old car
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A child admires the old car


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A classic caboose
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A classic caboose


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Photos of train destinations for advertisements
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Photos of train destinations for advertisements


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School girls race to the next train exhibit
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School girls race to the next train exhibit


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One of the two actual gold spikes on display
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One of the two actual gold spikes on display


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