Building the Teaching Museum

The Railyards development project holds great promise for the future of Sacramento. But at the

heart of this project is history. And at the heart of this history is Sacramento’s significant

railroad heritage. California State Parks owns two of the remaining eight historic buildings of

the Railyards, which the California State Railroad Museum utilizes for the storage, restoration,

and maintenance of its important collection of locomotives and rolling stock. These important

buildings, however, hold even more promise for helping people to imagine their futures by

understanding their past. The Shop's reimagining, once completed, will significantly expand the

Railroad Museum’s campus. The Shops will be equal parts space for community, a meaningful

tourist attraction, and a laboratory of learning, where people at every level of education will

learn by doing. Those parts, along with the existing museum, will add up to a shining beacon for

the City of Sacramento and a world-class educational facility like none other.  Join museum

director, Ty Smith, PhD, in a talk about the new vision for two buildings that are at the heart of

Sacramento’s history and future.