Welcome to the Home Page for the YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY UNTIL 1945, it was possible to take a wonderful train ride from Merced to El Portal, California to visit Yosemite National Park. Rather than endure dusty roads and undependable automobiles, vacationers could relax in Pullman accommodations or on the deck of a beautiful observation car and enjoy the trip along ...

Home A - Z Bookstore Art Prints History Muir Weather FAQ Lodging Forum Search Yosemite History: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865. Introduction Written in 1865 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted when he served briefly as one of the first Commissioners appointed to manage the grant of the Yosemite Valley and the ...