Rare 1926 Footage of the “Crookedest Railroad”

Have you ever wished you could experience a gravity car ride on the Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway?

Now you can come close to that experience via this rare amateur footage which documents a family’s excursion by Ferry from San Francisco to Marin; shows them briefly walking outside the Tavern atop Mt. Tamalpais’ East Peak; and culminates in their harrowing downhill ride on one of the Railway’s gravity cars.

Visit our digital collection to see more images of this historic railway which ran from Mill Valley to the top of Mt. Tamalpais from 1896 until 1929.