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Railtown 1897

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Last weekend I took a quick trip to Jamestown and Railtown 1897, a California State Park. It is the old Sierra Railway. The locomotives, cars and area have been in quite a few movies, one of the most recent was Back to the Future Part 3 It's quite a place if you like photography, old stuff and railroads. If you know me you know that's right up my alley. It is actually a working tourist  railroad that's not all neat and clean. It has acres of locomotives, cars, train parts, just all kinds of good stuff. Including a working turntable and water tower. There are a few places that are restricted, but mostly you can  wander around and enjoy. Here are a few photos from my trip. Some in Sepia tone  for that old timey feel. I liked the contrast in this photo, the light hitting the valves and the wonderful shadows.  I left this one in color because I liked the tones of the rusting gears This gauge which is used for the co...