Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
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The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles (5.23 kilometers).
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Headquarters | Felton, California | ||
Reporting mark | RCBT | ||
Locale | Santa Cruz County, California, US | ||
Dates of operation | 1963–present | ||
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Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) | ||
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The railroad runs most trains using steam locomotives, several dating from the 1890s. They are some of the oldest narrow-gauge steam locomotives still providing regular passenger service in the United States. (The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has the oldest steam locomotive from 1883.[1])
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers designated three of the railroad's locomotives as Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark #134 in 1988.