Roaring Camp Railroad and Big Trees in Santa Cruz, CA
Family went to ride the steam train at Roaring Camp & Big Trees in the Santa Cruz mountains. Very cool ride up through the redwood forest to the top of Bear mountain.
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Roaring Camp Railroads Santa Cruz, CA In The Redwoods
Hey you guys! Thanks for joining me on another adventure! We are near Santa Cruz, California this week in the Redwoods at Roaring Camp Railroads. We decided to give gold-panning a try since neither April or I had ever done it before. Her attempts were almost comical, so I intervened and showed off my version. The camp employee ended up showing us how to do it. And just after we turned our pan (I didn't last long; I'm a lazy miner), she called out that we had actually found gold! She put the flake in a vile and told us about how much it's worth--not even a cent--but it was fun to have found it anyway. We explored the rest of the grounds, observing a blacksmith at work and listening to the cowboys play their guitars/croon their tunes. We walked over to check out a railroad push cart that we were hoping was free to give it a try, but alas, it was locked. I asked the Russian guy, who's the bigger kid, as we walked from different areas to see who would get there first. Haha. It was finally time to take our train ride, and it did not disappoint! We had Dixiana, a 1912 steam engine, as our leader through the Redwoods on the narrow gauge railroad. It was absolutely amazing to experience those magnificent trees while riding along, watching & hearing this cool locomotive in action. We got to disembark the train just after the Fairy Ring, which they call their Cathedral Grove and host many weddings in. It was awesome to see the cluster of huge, ancient trees! We even got to see them prepping for a wedding only an hour away, including a warm-up cover of Ed Sheeran's Perfect by Mike Silva of Country Guilty. And as we rode the train back to the camp, we had to wait on a side track for another train that carried the whole wedding party to pass us by. There was definitely something magical about that. Oh, I even got a personal tour of the 1912 steam engine and learned some cool tidbits about its boiler steam pressure, the injectors and the engineer's controls! Overall, we had so much fun spending the afternoon at Roaring Railroad in California--I highly recommend it to both young and old(er)! We then went to Felton Covered Bridge on our way to dinner at Masood's Deli. This covered bridge was built in 1892. It was so cool to walk through; so picturesque! And the sandwiches at Masood's were quite tasty. Make sure you please go check out my other videos on my channel, Go Travel On The Cheap; thank you!
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Roaring Camp Train to Santa Cruz Boardwalk - California Coast Cruising
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The steam engines date from the 1890s, and are the oldest and most authentically preserved na
narrow gauge steam engines still providing regular passenger service in the United States
From Trees to Shining Seas - Felton to Santa Cruz
Departing from the Santa Cruz mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across a 1909 steel truss bridge and through an 1875 tunnel before arriving at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Takes about one hour ride to the Santa Cruz Board Walk. One hour to Check out the Board Walk then back aboard for the journey back to Roaring Camp. A good 3 hour Trip.
1. The name of the artist: Dan O'Connor (DanoSongs.com)
2. The name of the tracks: The bananamoonshine, The bookofthemonkey, deepintheblue and the boombornblues
Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad: The Redwoods Experience
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California is known for its massive redwood trees that tower high above the forest floors, creating natural canopies wherever they grow. Felton, California is home to the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, built among the redwoods of the Big Trees Ranch and routed to allow as minimal redwood trees to be cut down as possible. Today, RC&BT engines Dixiana, a two-truck Lima Locomotive Works-built Shay locomotive designated by the railroad as their #1, and Sonora, a three-truck Lima-built Shay that once ran as West Side Lumber Company #7, will be hauling the trains up grades that will reach up to 9%, traverse switchbacks, and wind around tight curves through the redwood forest. Now, please enjoy this exciting experience brought to you by Blue Comet Productions!
This video was filmed on July 1st, 2018.
Very special thanks goes out to Hayden Seybold and Savanna Ruiz, whom I wouldn't have been able to make the trip without!
OOTD and Drive to Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton, Santa Cruz California USA
Roaring Camp Railroad ride through the Redwoods
A trip through the coastal redwood trees near Santa Cruz, California via the Roaring Camp Railroad.
Roaring Camp Railroads, Santa Cruz, California
This is very fun trip for children and adults. I recommend the earliest tour since the weather will be nicer--for me at least.
Roaring Camp Railroads
Bei den Roaring Camp Railroads in Kalifornien gibt es 2 verschiedene Museumsbahnen. Die Shay Dampflok mit dem Waldbahnzug und den Santa Cruz Beach Train hinunter ans Meer, gezogen von einer Diesellok.
Roaring Camp Railroads | Felton, CA | Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Redwoods Roaring Camp Steam Train Ride in Felton 2018
Roaring Camp beach train crosses through Mora St in Santa Cruz, California.
20190914 This was also the intersection of Amat St.
Redwood Forest Steam Train at Roaring Camp Railroads & More (Santa Cruz County with Kids Part 2)
Visiting Santa Cruz County: Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, Gayle's Bakery, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Roaring Camp Railroads, Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, Santa Cruz Surf Museum, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Snap Taco, and The Penny Ice Creamery.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Train - Roaring Camp Railroads
The Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railway operates passenger and freight services on one of the oldest and most historic lines in California. When the route opened in 1875 it carried lumber as well as picnickers and tourists to the Big Trees and Santa Cruz. Today's Beach Train passengers can start their roundtrip journeys from either Roaring Camp in Felton or from the beach in Santa Cruz.
Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across a 1909 steel truss bridge and through an 1875 tunnel before arriving at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Reverse roundtrips departing from the beach in Santa Cruz to Roaring Camp and back may be purchased from the conductor on the train departing from Santa Cruz.
Welcome to the Town of Roaring Camp
Roaring Camp is nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the Town of Felton, California. Located just six miles up the hill from Santa Cruz lies a re-creation of an 1880's logging town, operating trains every day of the year except for Christmas Day. Roaring Camp is a heritage railway with authentic 1880’s steam locomotives operating on our Redwood Forest Steam Train excursion and 1920's era Beach Trains to Santa Cruz.
Roaring Camp railroad through the Redwood Forest in the beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains.
This is an old logging railroad in a Redwood forest near Santa Cruz, powered by a Shay geared steam locomotive with pivoting trucks and a side-mounted gear shaft. This is Dixiana, built in 1912 and one of the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow gauge steam engines still providing regular passenger service in the United States. The steepest grade on the line is a 9.5% grade switchback.
Roaring Camp Railroads Steamfest 2017
Every October narrow gauge steam is in abundance at Roaring Camp Railroads for the annual Harvest Fair and Steam Festival! And 2017 was no exception! With all 4 of Roaring Camp's narrow gauge steam locomotives hot, plus the steam powered mill engine, a new disconect log car, Roaring Camp's Climax engine turning over on steam, and much much more, you are sure to be captivated by this video! So enjoy this Treefrogflag Production and make sure to watch in HD and like, comment and subscribe. And make sure to like the Treefrogflag Productions Facebook Page at Thanks for watching and enjoy!
The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, Santa Cruz Mountains in California U.S.A
Family went to ride the steam train at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz mountains. Very cool ride up through the redwood forest to the top of Bear mountain.
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 to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles (5.23 km) The travel is through a redwood forest.
The steam engines date from the 1890s, and are some of the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines still providing regular passenger service in the United States. (The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in Colorado and New Mexico has the oldest steam engines, dating back to 1883)
Roaring Camp RR#85 Unloading the Chiggen
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On July 9th, 2014, Santa Cruz Portland Cement #2, the Chiggen, was trucked from the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol to the Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton. The locomotive was brought into San Lorenzo Lumber Company and was dropped off at the spur into the lumber yard. Temporary tracks were built up to the Chiggen and then the 2600, one of RC's CF7's with 2 idler cars backed onto the temporary tracks and pulled Chiggen off the trailer and towed it to Roaring Camp station to take on water. This was a very happy day and steam was to come up soon. So enjoy this treefrogflag Production and make sure to comment, like and subscribe and WATCH IN HD! Also, make sure to check out the treefrogflag Facebook Page!
Roaring Camp Railroad beach train in Santa Cruz, California
20190824 If you can see, the train wasn’t that packed.
Riding the 19th century steam trains - Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Roaring Camp RR#89 Sunday Railfanning with Chiggen
Sunday July 11th marked the final day of Chiggen's Scheduled Runs on the Santa Cruz Big Trees and Pacific Railway and the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway. I caught the train and the following CF7 #2600 at 4 locations along the 2 railways. It was sad that steam would once again leave Santa Cruz, but little did we know that on Monday, things would change. So enjoy this treefrogflag Production and make sure to comment, like and subscribe and WATCH IN HD! Also, make sure to check out the treefrogflag Facebook Page!