198 Wool Street, Folsom, CA 95630 916-985-6001

About Us

Our Mission

Our mission is to educate the general public by preserving and maintaining railroad history in the City of Folsom, County of El Dorado, County of Sacramento and related connections.

Our Activities

Folsom Railroad Museum & Turntable

Our Santa Fe passenger car doubles as our museum office, exhibition area, library and store. Photo courtesy Folsom Tourism Bureau.

Operating the Folsom Railroad Museum in Historic Folsom, which includes the historic Folsom Turntable.

The reconstructed historic Folsom turntable is on display in Historic Folsom. Photo courtesy Gary Avey.

Folsom Handcar Derby

Over 25 years of hosting the annual Folsom Handcar Derby on the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Placerville Branch.