Thanks for visiting the Hatrick's Overland Trail website! We'll try to keep you up to date with the travels of our railcars. We hope you might consider joining us on a rail journey as we love to "entertrain" guests! BREAKING NEWS: Bill and Debbie have joined forces with a number of local (Los Angeles, CA) owner - operators and have incorporated LARail.com. We will specialize in "mini vacation" rail tours and corporate retreats. All of our future excursions will be posted at LARail.com. ALSO ... EX AT&SF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 3751 will return for a visit to Fullerton Railroad Days. We are hopefull that the Overland Trail will participate as well ... please come by and say hi to the Hatrick clan.   The Amber Trail (1950 ex Union Pacific chair car) rebuild is progressing well with Amtrak certification achieved. Now working on passenger niceties like air conditioning and new toilets (in stark contrast to the infamous additude of early NYC RR president, William Henry Vanderbilt, who's opinion was quoted as ... "the public be damned!"). Please click Amber Trail link in the left hand side bar to view the latest. Flags of our Fathers on DVD! You might be interested in seeing the Overland Trail "on the wide screen" as Warner Bros' major motion picture, Flags of our Fathers has been released on DVD. The Overland Trail featured prominently in a scene as well as our former Southern Railway 10 and 6 sleeper, the Altamaha River. A bit graphic during the war scenes, but otherwise, a wonderful 40s period piece. Sussessful EOP (Educational Outreach Program) in San Pedro featuring the one and only AT&SF 3751! The Overland Trail made another appearance with my all time favorite steam locomotive, the former AT&SF 3751, now proudly cared for by the San Bernardino Railway Historical Society. The event was attended by hundreds of 5th grade school children who throughly enjoyed the "show" If your a 5th grade school teacher who might be interested in SBRHS's Educational Outreach Program, please contact Don Black at (909) 336-2603 or email: dblack909@aol.com   Reno Fun Train / Reno Snow Train The Overland Trail has served three seasons now with Key Holidays Reno Fun Train as the "dance car". Based in Walnut Creek, CA, they have operated the train for over 15 years. Note worthy is the fact that the Overland Trail (SP 2981 at the time) was stripped of its wonderful lounge in Oct. 1966 and became the dance car on the Reno Fun Train! It was assigned to the train from the late 60s through 1979 (operated by Amtrak in the 70s). Below are some pictures showing Reno Fun Train service.                             FOR SALE: 1949 built at Southern Railway sleeper. The Altamada River is a former 10 and 6 pullman car built by Pullman Standard. The car has had a hard life and is probably headed for the scrap heap. But will offer it for a short time to interested parties before going "under the knife". The interior has been picked over and the car is probably better suited for a non-railroad use.

Eastwood and the girls on the set of FLAGS