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 ...

The Athabasca System, featured prominently in N-Scale Magazine, is also the most comprehensive model railroad layout site on the web.