Touring Jack Burgess’s Yosemite Valley Railway

To accurately capture the rises and falls, peaks and valleys and wet and dry lands distinctive of the YV, master modeler Jack Burgess decided to build a layout using two and a half levels. Jack’s remarkable scale railroad freezes in time the beautiful terrain and booming industries of pre-war California in the late 1930s. In this behind-the-scenes tour, you’ll follow along as Extra 26 makes its way from station at Merced, across the San Jose Valley and to its resting place at El Portal. Travel the tracks with Engine 26 and experience the majesty of the golden coast!

master modeler Jack Burgess built a layout using two and a half levels To accurately capture the rises and falls, peaks and valleys and wet and dry lands.

Get a behind the scenes tour of Jack Burgess’s remarkable scale railroad that captures the rises and falls, peaks and valleys and wet and dry lands of the distinctive Yosemite Valley.