Train things to do with your child

 photograph by the amazing O. Winston Link

  1. Tilden Park Steam Train. Website www.redwoodvalleyrailway.com

  2. Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Pt. Richmond. Website www.gsmrm.org

  3. Walnut Creek Model Railroad Museum. Website www.wcmrs.org

  4. Western Railway Museum in Solano County. Website www.wrm.org

  5. Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol. Website www.ncry.org

  6. Sacramento Train Museum. Website www.csrmf.org (You can ride Amtrak to this museum)

  7. Train Town in Sonoma. Website www.traintown.com

  8. Skunk Train in Fort Bragg. Website www.skunktrain.com

  9. Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton/Santa Cruz. Website www.roaringcamp.com (Thomas the Tank Engine visits this location every summer)

  10. Oakland Zoo Train  http://www.oaklandzoo.org/blog/tag/train-rides/   Video of the ride.
  11. San Francisco Zoo Train   http://www.sfzoo.org/plan-rides
  12. Napa Wine Train http://winetrain.com/  (Think twice about bringing little ones.)
  13. Amtrak California's Kids n' Trains program