The EL DORADO WESTERN RAILROAD currently operates its excursion railroad program on the Placerville Branch between Shingle Springs and Missouri Flat Road. Originally there were five combined freight and passenger depots, built to standard Southern Pacific Railroad designs, in Latrobe, Shingle Springs, El Dorado, Diamond Springs and Placerville. The only existing structure is a portion of the Shingle Springs freight depot, built after a devastating 1896 fire burned the original 1865 station. The town of El Dorado now has a scaled version of the El Dorado Station through the generosity of volunteers and donors.
El Dorado Western Railway Foundations mission is to preserve the county’s railroading history by providing the El Dorado County Historical Museum a dynamic living history railroad experience for the public, encouraging tourism, and maintaining and operating on the historic Placerville Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Organization name
El Dorado Western Railway Foundation
1994
Tax id (EIN)
91-1764788
Mission Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Operating Budget
$0-$50,000
Organization Need
Funding: Other, Funding: Unrestricted, Volunteers
Local Counties Served
El Dorado
Address
PO BOX 3517El Dorado County, CA, US