Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is a part of California State Parks and has been a popular site for motion picture and television location filming since 1919. Hundreds of films and television programs have benefitted from the combinations of scenery, equipment, and action possible, ranging from "My Little Chickade" to "High Noon" and "Petticoat Junction." Railtown 1897 itself is a state park site comprised of numerous historic railroad buildings, tracks, turn-of-the-century machinery, modern and historic railroad equipment, a working turntable, and the unmistakable ambience of the past. This is a working railroad shop, so that equipment is constantly under repair and the general "feel" of the facility is one of legitimate activity.
