The California State Railroad Museum is hosting a Teacher Open House at their museum on Thursday, September 7th, and our education staff will be there! In this video , Zoey letterpress prints some “I ❤️ Sacramento History Museum” cards using Jared’s 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. For any teachers that attend, you can print your own! At the Open House, you can learn about our school programs along with programs from the California State Capitol Museum, California State Parks PORTS

Don’t miss out on a Weekend Ride! Visit to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, CA to explore the West’s largest collection of railway locomotives, passenger and freight cars, streetcars, interurban electric cars, buildings and other artifacts dating from the 1870’s. Ride streetcars, interurban electric cars, and trains on the Museum railway on our 100 acre campus. Pack a family picnic to enjoy in Holstrom Park. Visit the Museum’s collection of more than 200 streetcars and railway v

On July 20, 1934, construction began on the Tower Bridge to replace an old steel swing-span bridge built by the Sacramento Northern Railway in 1910, known simply as the M Street Bridge. The bridge links West Sacramento with the Sacramento’s Downtown at M Street (today’s Capitol Avenue). The project was managed by the Department of Public Works and cost $994,000, which was $294,000 over the projected budget. Over 1,500 people were employed during the construction of the bridge during a time when