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We will depart Park & Ride at Smith Ranch Road at 7:30AM and from the San Rafael Community Center at 8:00AM. 

From there, we will venture to Jamestown

10:45-11:45AM Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Docent Tour

12:00-1:00PM Enjoy a Railtown Train Ride-Diesel Train!  Climb aboard an authentic diesel engine train and travel back to 1897 through miles of picturesque meadows and oak studded “Wild West”. Known as “The Movie Railroad,” Railtown’s first known filming was in 1919, for a silent series called “The Red Glove”.   Railtown 1897 and its historic locomotives and railroad cars have appeared in more than 200 films, television productions, and commercials. Still a popular Hollywood location site today, Railtown 1897’s most famous locomotive, “Movie Star No. 3”, has been referred to as: “perhaps the most widely seen locomotive in the world.” The Virginian (the first sound motion picture filmed outside a studio), the western classic High Noon, and Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven were all filmed at Railtown.  Movie crews also produced the railroad sequences in the movie Back to the Future Part III at Railtown. TV credits include “Death Valley Days” (with Ronald Reagan) and “Petticoat Junction."  

From 2:00-3:30PM, you will enjoy a delicious box lunch at the Oakdale Cheese Factory

MENU

 1) Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich  2) Tri-Tip Sandwich  3) Grilled Cheese Sandwich with soup.  All served with fruit, cookie, chips & bottled water. You will have time to browse & shop at the Cheese Factory.  Should arrive back in San Rafael at approx. 6:00/6:30pm.  DRIVER’S GRATUITY INCL.  NO PARKING IN CENTER/SAFWAY LOTS.   CANCELLATION DATE...AUGUST 15th

 (possible seats available after this date)