Plumas County - Portola Trains Plumas County is renowned for its unique railroad engineering along the Feather River. There are magnificent bridges and tunnels, a unique railroad "Y" and a section of track that crosses over itself in a one-mile loop in order to gain elevation are among the features that attract train buffs to the area.

There is the world renowned Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. For train buffs it is a must see attraction. The last spike of the Western Pacific Railroad was driven into a trestle at Keddie in 1909, becoming the last transcontinental railroad to be built across the Sierra, connecting California to the rest of the nation.

At the museum there ia a Run-A-Locomotive program that allows you to rent a vintage diesel locomotive and operate it on the museum grounds, under the close supervision of your own private instructor. Income from locomotive rentals helps fund the restoration of our vintage equipment.