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| 1927 Robert Dollar steam locomotive on the Farwell Bridge Photo courtesy of the Pacific Lcomotive Association. |
Whether or not you have a train aficionado in the family, a great summer excursion is the Niles Canyon Railway, a piece of American history that chugs through Alameda County from Fremont to Sunol and back on the first and third weekends of each month.
Passengers board beautifully renovated coaches pulled by mostly early-to-mid-20th century steam or diesel locomotives for the round trip along a 7-mile route through a canyon largely untouched in the past 150 years. You can start out from the Niles Station in Fremont or from the restored 1884 Sunol Depot, but either way, passengers have the option to stay on the train or get off and stroll around, then catch a later train back.
Read more at Niles Canyon Railway: Trip takes you back 150 years - San Francisco Chronicle.
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