CTRC

CTRC The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is a non-profit that preserves the rich legacy of rai

The elevated status of Coyote Depot provides a unique opportunity to perform architectural archeology. In addition to ...
05/29/2024

The elevated status of Coyote Depot provides a unique opportunity to perform architectural archeology. In addition to the square nails and old growth redwood planks, we found a couple of large bolts adjacent to a floor hole leading up into the bay window of the ticket office. The bay window is the most recently constructed portion (1890) of the depot. The hardware and hole was related to operating a semaphore alongside the tracks just outside the bay window.

The King City depot has a similar arrangement.

Anybody know of a semaphore available for a museum display?

Over the weekend, I was able to visit the King City train depot, now located in a nearby county park. Although newer (...
05/28/2024

Over the weekend, I was able to visit the King City train depot, now located in a nearby county park. Although newer (1886) and significantly larger than the Coyote Depot, it’s interior has many similar characteristics, providing inspiration what can be done at History San Jose.

Get the latest news! 2479 is moving!The Clearboard Newsletter has the latest.
07/16/2021

Get the latest news! 2479 is moving!

The Clearboard Newsletter has the latest.

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08/23/2019
Celebrating the people who make things happen.
08/23/2019

Celebrating the people who make things happen.

03/05/2018
Thanks 🙏🏼 to our volunteers at the Trolley Barn.
10/20/2017

Thanks 🙏🏼 to our volunteers at the Trolley Barn.

The work of the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is made possible through the work of truly remarkable peopl...
10/20/2017

The work of the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is made possible through the work of truly remarkable people.

Marv Bamburg received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the California Trolley and Railroad Corporat...
10/20/2017

Marv Bamburg received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation

10/20/2017

The Singing Conductors

The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is holding its 35th Annual Volunteer Recognition BBQ at History San Jose...
10/19/2017

The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation is holding its 35th Annual Volunteer Recognition BBQ at History San Jose.

Lifetime Achievement Awards:
Marvin Bamburg
Igor Ouimett
Jack Stallard
Charles Wynn

Volunteer Recognition:

Trolley Barn-
Jim Maurer, 2500 hours
Pat Buder, 1000 hours
Frances Lam, 500 hours
Terri Schneider, 500 hour

Locomotive #2479-
Kyle Keltner, 100 hours

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San Jose History Park, 1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA
95112

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(408) 293-2276

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The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (CTRC) was inspired by a visit to Seattle in 1982 by then Santa Clara County Supervisor and Transit Board Chair Rod Diridon. Diridon observed Seattle's historic waterfront trolleys in operation and felt that San Jose had the history and resources to do the same. After nine years of planning and with the approval of a master plan and taxes, the County of Santa Clara signed a full funding grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation for construction of the Guadalupe Corridor light rail line. Diridon, the chair of the Guadalupe Project Board, felt a historical component would promote community enthusiasm and give the project a heart.

In early 1983, the San Jose Trolley Corporation (SJTC) incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit California corporation.

As part of a different effort, the Santa Clara Valley Railroad Association (SCVRRA) was founded in 1981 to restore a massive Southern Pacific Transportation Corporation Baldwin locomotive. Engine 2479 was given to the county in 1957 and stored at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

In 1994, these two organizations merged to create the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (CTRC).