Niles Canyon Railway

Our Niles Canyon Railway had the pleasure of hosting conventioneers of the 2022 Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society at our Brightside yard and on board a special train on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

Tickets for the 2022 edition of our Niles Canyon Railway ‘Train of Lights’ will go on sale on October 1 at 10AM. We will be updating our website in early September with all of the details along with links to our ticket seller where you can start your purchase on 10/1.

In February of 2022, the transfer of ownership of several significant assets from Santa Clara County (SCC) to the Pacific Locomotive Association (PLA) was completed. These historic assets were donated to the PLA by Santa Clara County thanks to our proven track record of restoring and operating significant artifacts over the years. The PLA wants to thank the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County for its recognition of PLA and its Niles Canyon Railway to provide a forever home for these assets where they will be preserved, revered, and given new life and for its financial support to make a move of this size feasible. All that was left was to move them from the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds to the Pacific Locomotive Association’s Niles Canyon Railway.