# Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel

> Place to go for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Fall schedule through Nov 1, 2026: Saturday & Sunday 10:30 am–4:30 pm. Winter schedule…
- Where: Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadow Park, 233 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Ages: All ages; children 2 and under ride free with a paying adult
- Price: Train and carousel tickets $5 each; children 2 and under free with a paying adult; group tickets $4 (30+); special events $6+
- Schedule: Fall schedule through Nov 1, 2026: Saturday & Sunday 10:30 am–4:30 pm. Winter schedule Nov 2, 2026–February 2027: train and carousel Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am–3:00 pm (snack shack 11:30 am–2:00 pm).
- Organizer: Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Inc. (nonprofit)
- Official page: https://www.bjwrr.org/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

A volunteer-run, one-third-scale steam railroad and a vintage carousel at the back of Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos. The train loops through Oak Meadow and neighboring Vasona Lake County Park, pulled by one of two steam locomotives: No. 2, a 1905 'Prairie' engine built for the Venice Miniature Railway and restored for its 100th birthday in 2005, or No. 5, a larger 'Pacific'-style engine that joined the fleet in 2013. Next to the station, the W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel gives classic horse rides, and a snack shack sells food on operating days. Oak Meadow also has a playground and picnic lawns, so this makes an easy half-day for toddlers and train-loving kids. Tickets are sold only in person at the ticket booth (credit cards accepted), never expire, and work on either the train or the carousel, but not for special events such as the holiday train.

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