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Talk of the Town: Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad

  • NUMU New Museum Los Gatos 106 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 United States (map)

When Saturday, May 17, 11 AM-12 PM
Where New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) | 106 E Main St., Los Gatos
Cost Free with admission.

Join representatives from the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad at the museum for an engaging presentation and Q&A session about the history of the Wildcat Railroad, supplemented by artifacts from NUMU's permanent collection.

This program is a rerun of a past program from November of 2024 which was so well-received that we wanted to run it a second time! Please be aware that if you attended our November program, this will cover the same content.

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