National Train Day is a holiday started by Amtrak in 2008 as a method to spread information to the general public about the advantages of rail travel and the history of trains in the United States. It is held each year on the Saturday closest to May 10th, the anniversary of the pounding of the Golden Spike in Promontory, Utah which marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Events are held at Amtrak stations as well as railroad museums across the country and often have passenger cars and model railroad layouts on display. The largest events usually take place in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA.
Local Ride-on trains
The Bay Area is home to several ridable miniature railways.
East Bay
- Golden Gate Live Steamers – Berkeley
- Oakland Zoo – Oakland
- Redwood Valley Railway – Berkeley
Peninsula
- Central Park Bianchi Train – San Mateo
- Emerald Hills Railway – Redwood City
- Lemos Farm – Half Moon Bay
- Little Puffer – San Francisco Zoo
North Bay
- Seaside Railway at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Vallejo
- Sonoma TrainTown Railroad – Sonoma
South Bay
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad – Los Gatos
- Bonfante Railroad Train Ride and Sky Trail Monorail at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo – San Jose
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