The California State Railroad Museum at Sacramento is the true "Cadillac" of railroad museums. The exhibits are superb and every piece of rolling stock in the museum has been totally restored. There is no railroad museum anywhere of this caliber. Everything is immaculate and looks like it just rolled off of the assembly line. If I have anything negative to say about this superb museum, it is that the interior lighting is minimal making photography quite difficult, even with a flash, unless a tripod is available, something which rail buffs ordinarily do not carry with them when railfanning.

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	California State Railroad Museum sign.
	Overfair Railway #1915, 19" gauge, 4-6-2. Built by MacDermott in 1915. This loco was reconstructed by Sacramento Valley Live Steamers.
	Southern Pacific #4294, 4-8-8-2. Built by Baldwin in 1944. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum to its 1950s appearance. This is the sole surving SP cab-forward.
	Union Pacific #4466, 0-6-0. Built by Lima in 1920. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum in 1984.
	Canadian National coach, "St. Hyacinthe".
	Fruit Growers Express refrigerator car #35832.
	Gandy dancing (spike driving) exhibit.
	Georgia Northern Railroad observation car.
	Nevada Short Line #1, 2-6-0. Built by Baldwin in 1879. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum to its 1920 appearance.
	Pacific Coast Railroad caboose #2.
	Railway Express Agency baggage cart.
	Southern Pacific boxcar #331.
	Southern Pacific #1, the C. P. Huntington, 4-2-4. Ex-Central Pacific #3. Built by Danforth, Cooke & Company, Patterson, NJ in 1863. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum to its 1914 appearance.
	Southern Pacific tank car #145.
	Restored track "speeder".
	Northern Pacific Coast Railroad #12, the Sonoma, 4-4-0 American, 36" gauge. Built by Baldwin in 1876. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum to its 1876 appearance.
	Virginia and Truckee #13, the Empire, 2-6-0. Built by Baldwin in 1873. Restored by the California State Railroad Museum to its 1873 appearance.
	Western Pacific diesel locomotive #913