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Railfest Fillmore, California, is the annual celebration of trains presented by the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society and the Fillmore & Western Railway.
If you love trains, this family-friendly event is for you. Railfest will have model train displays, antique farm equipment, and arts and crafts booths.
Fillmore & Western Railway will display props from movies filmed at the historic railway, including the engine used in the movie Inception.
Pictures and props from hundreds of films and television shows are on display, plus a vintage steam train will be running the weekend of Railfest with three departures on Saturday and two on Sunday. Visitors can also ride on a speeder car (track maintenance car).
Adjacent to the Fillmore and Western Station in Fillmore’s Central Park, there will be exhibits from the railroad organization, arts and crafts booths, model train layouts, and a display of Antique Farm Equipment.
Food vendors will be on hand, offering everything from Tri-Tip BBQ to hot dogs for the kids.
Rancho Camulos, located just east of Piru on Highway 126, will celebrate Railfest and give guided tours.
Railfest proceeds benefit the non-profit Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society and its railroad restoration efforts, including restoring the RR Turntable, a future Roundhouse, and a Railroad Interpretive Center.
About Fillmore and Western Railway
Fillmore & Western Railway tourist train takes you on a twenty-mile round trip aboard vintage 1940 Pullman cars. Excursions include Heritage Valley scenic trips, Christmas trains, Halloween Specials, Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day Trains.
Getting to Railfest Fillmore
Railfest is held in Fillmore’s Central Park, corner of Central Ave. and Main St. Festival hours are 9 am to 5 pm.
Direction to Fillmore: take Highway 126 from Ventura or Santa Clarita (Magic Mountain. To purchase train tickets, go to the Red Ticket Caboose (the center one), located next to Fillmore City Hall, 250 Central Ave (north side).
General Offices: 351 Santa Clara, Fillmore, Ca. 93015. More about the Fillmore & Western Railway
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