The Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway was a scenic tourist railway operating between Mill Valley and the east peak of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California, covering a distance of 8.19 mile
In this postcard image, one of the railroad's Shay locomotives works its way up Mount Tamalpais. Note the railroad's practice of pushing trains upgrade, with the engine reversed at the rear of the train.
Share of the Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway dated May 1, 1921
View of Mount Tamalpais at sundown
Shay No. 8 under steam amidst a redwood grove on the line
Mount Tamalpais, known locally as Mount Tam, is a peak in Marin County, California, United States, often considered symbolic of Marin County. Much of Mount Tamalpais is protected within public lands s
Mount Tamalpais, viewed from the southeast
Sunset behind Mount Tamalpais
The north side of Mount Tamalpais
Looking down at Richardson Bay over 2,300 feet (700 m) below