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 monthly meetings with presentations on topics of regional railroad and other topics. Our meetings are open to all who are interested in local railroad history and operations. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday, 7PM at Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 100 East St. Directions to the meeting location can be found under the HAPPENINGS tab. Watch this space for details on future meeting programs.
There will be no September meeting.
Colfax Railroad Days is Sept. 14-16. Stop by our table at the caboose and learn about the caboose role in railroad history. Surplus railroad books & videos will be available for a donation.
Meetings & Programs will resume in October and November
COLFAX RAILCAM & BIG BOY VISIT
The new Colfax webcam installed by PSRHS and Southwest Railcams provided a great view of UP 4014 Big Boy as it approached Colfax on July 14. You can view a summary video of its arrival by following this link:
To access the Colfax webcam follow this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmXz1dFsGkM
The Colfax webcam can also be accessed on our website under the Web-Cam tab.
FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
We offer one or two field trips and other activities during the year for members and guests. Details on upcoming activities or items of interest are announced on this home page. Selected events also appear in NEXT EVENTS under the HAPPENINGS tab. A complete list of past field trips and meeting presentation topics can also be found under the HAPPENINGS tab.
ARTICLES OF HISTORIC INTEREST
PSRHS philosophy is to share our information and documents with the public. Numerous historical notes, articles and photos are available for viewing and free download under the LOCAL RR HISTORY and the PUBLICATIONS tabs. Feel free to browse these pages and enjoy the content. If you choose to reproduce any of the items viewed on our web site please credit our PSRHS web address as the source.
New to the Website
Right of Way and Track Maps for SP’s Lake Tahoe Branch from the PSRHS Collection are now available for viewing. Find their link on the HISTORIC ARTICLES/MAPS/IMAGES page under the LOCAL RR HISTORY tab.
The two YouTube movies of Hal Wilmunder’s narrow gauge railroads that were shown at our October 2023 meeting can be viewed via links on the ARTICLES & VIDEOS BY OTHERS page under the PUBLICATIONS tab.
RESTORATION PROJECTS
PSRHS members have been instrumental in two major restoration projects, the Colfax Passenger Depot and the Colfax Wood-sided Caboose. Details on these projects can be found under the PROJECTS tab.
CONTACT US
General information about the society and a list of current board members can be found under the SOCIETY INFO tab.