# Sacramento RiverTrain

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The **Sacramento River Fox Train** is a tourist train operated by [Sierra Northern Railway](/source/Sierra_Northern_Railway) that runs special excursions near [West Sacramento, California](/source/West_Sacramento%2C_California).

## History

The route was originally the Woodland [branch line](/source/Branch_line) of the [Sacramento Northern Railroad](/source/Sacramento_Northern_Railroad), a [Western Pacific Railroad](/source/Western_Pacific_Railroad) subsidiary. Which was acquired by the Sierra Railroad via predecessor Yolo Shortline Railroad Company who purchased the line from the [Union Pacific.](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad)

## Services

The Sacramento RiverTrain offers three hour round trips with dining and entertainment options such as libation excursions, family-friendly holiday excursions, and murder mysteries.[1][2] Their most popular excursions are the Beer Train, Old Vine Express wine tasting train, and the Magical Christmas Train. The train also operates a [railbike](/source/Railbike) service as Sacramento Railbikes.[3][4]

The River Fox Train is owned by [Sierra Railroad](/source/Sierra_Railroad) and operates under the [Sierra Northern Railway](/source/Sierra_Northern_Railway) now. It has one section of track that is 16 miles (26 km) long.

## See also

- [Sacramento Southern Railroad](/source/Sacramento_Southern_Railroad)—which operates excursions across the Sacramento River from the RiverTrain

- [List of heritage railroads in the United States](/source/List_of_heritage_railroads_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Arns, Christopher (2014-02-11). [*Moon Sacramento & the Gold Country*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Moon_Sacramento_the_Gold_Country/fRD0ntK0ExwC). Avalon Publishing. p. 61. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61238-573-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61238-573-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Tourist Trains Guidebook*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Tourist_Trains_Guidebook/X9bYfHt_zHUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Sacramento+RiverTrain%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover). Kalmbach Publishing, Co. 2009. p. 21. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-87116-273-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87116-273-1).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Fuentes, Zach (2020-06-05). ["Sacramento region's first-ever railbikes finally open to the public"](https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/west-sacramento/first-ever-sacramento-region-rail-bikes-open-to-the-public/103-55a4a32c-f3b3-48e8-aef6-429ca6aecb75). *[ABC10](/source/KXTV)*. Retrieved 2025-03-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Guerrero, Carlos (2025-01-29). ["River Fox Train offers unique year-round excursions | Focus on West Sacramento"](https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2025/01/29/river-fox-train-offers-unique-year-round-excursions-focus-on-west-sacramento-2/). *[Daily Democrat](/source/Daily_Democrat)*. Retrieved 2025-03-16.

## External links

- [Railways portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Railways)

- [Book Tickets Online](http://www.riverfoxtrain.com/calendar)

- [Railroad's website](http://www.sacramentorivertrain.com/)

- [Sierra Railroad's website](http://www.SierraRailroad.com)

- West Sacramento Station is at [38°35′48″N 121°32′58″W / 38.596715°N 121.54943°W / 38.596715; -121.54943 (RiverTrain West Sacramento Station)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sacramento_RiverTrain&params=38.596715_N_121.54943_W_region:US-CA_type:railwaystation&title=RiverTrain+West+Sacramento+Station)

- Woodland Station is at [38°40′41″N 121°45′08″W / 38.678123°N 121.752216°W / 38.678123; -121.752216 (RiverTrain Woodland Station)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sacramento_RiverTrain&params=38.678123_N_121.752216_W_region:US-CA_type:railwaystation&title=RiverTrain+Woodland+Station)

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