Placer Sierra Railroad Heritage Society

12/17/2024

The Placer-Sierra Railroad Heritage Society (PSRHS) January 28 meeting will provide a detailed look at the nearly forgotten 1947-48 Freedom Train that visited all 48 states from Sept. 1947-Jan. 1949. We will discuss the objectives and rationale behind the train's creation, the documents it displayed to show our country's hard-won freedoms, the commitment it asked viewers to make toward recognizing and preserving those freedoms, and the stops the train made in California. As a special bonus, we will hear and see Don Anderson's personal memories of the train's visit. Don was one of 1000 regional school students selected to attend a special viewing of the train and its contents during its stop in Fresno.

Our meetings are open to all who are interested in local railroad history. The meeting will be held Jan. 28 at 7pm at the Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 100 East St., Auburn. Watch for further details in our January PSRHS newsletter, due out Jan. 21, or visit www.psrhs.org for updates.

WELCOME! The Placer-Sierra Railroad Heritage Society (PSRHS) was formed to preserve and protect the history of the Donner Pass Route portion of the Transcontinental Railroad.  Please join us in our efforts and enjoy the website. You can view our MONTHLY NEWSLETTER here. MONTHLY MEETINGS PSRHS holds...

05/04/2016

Big Day of Giving extended until 3:00 PM PDT May 4th!
Due to the overwhelming generosity of Northern California Benefactors the BigDog website was overrun. To allow everyone the opportunity to give the website will be open until 3:00 PM PST.

Today continues as the Big Day of Giving throughout the Sacramento and Foothills Communities. Please help use complete the Colfax Historic Caboose with your generous donations.

Don’t Give Up! Keep trying! We have been told the site will respond if you keep either our donation page or the BigDOG page up in your browser.

05/03/2016

Today is the Day! Please help us out and help finish the Colfax Caboose Restoration
Just go to www.psrhs.org/caboose/ you can link to the Big Day of Giving page from there. Thank you!

05/02/2016

Please remember May 3rd is the Big Day of Giving. PSRHS is asking for your help in completing the restoration of the Historic Wooden Caboose in Colfax. Please go to www.psrhs.org/caboose and give

09/24/2015

This page is dedicated to the Pickering Lumber Corp. Feel freeto post anything about pickering, including photos!

09/03/2015

Map of Colfax Railroad Days @ http://tinyurl.com/ootlrxk

08/31/2015

Come to our planning meeting Monday August 31st at 7:00 PM. It will be in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 33 S Main St, Colfax, CA 95713. Everyone is welcome as are your suggestions.
We're getting Close! Each year guests at Colfax Railroad Days tell how much fun they had. The challenge is to make it better. Surely you have a couple of ideas which would turn this year's 150th Anniversary of Colfax in something even more special.
We're talking about the Dinner, the Vendors, all the exhibits, volunteer opportunities and a whole lot more.

The BBQ Dinner is Friday September 11th. The celebration is Saturday and Sunday the 12th & 13th.

We look forward to seeing you there!
The Colfax Railroad Days Planning Committee

08/19/2015

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