56001 CA State Highway 41
Fish Camp, CA , 93623-9701

Phone: (559) 683-7273

Website

The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is a fun-filled excursion for the entire family, located only 10 minutes south from the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park. The historic railroad offers train rides, food service, gold panning, a logging museum, a gift shop and the Kids’ Depot Toy Store.

Hours of operation: April through October (sometimes as late as the end of November). Usually open at 9:30 am. and the first train is at 11:00 am. Closing times seasonally vary. Check out the online calendar for the train run times for each date. You do not have to purchase a train ticket to access the penny machine.
Parking is limited and may be filled with train ticket holders.

CAUTION! This PennyMen machine does not speed roll. When you insert the second round of penny/quarters, the machine will eat your quarters and the unrolled penny will come out the pressed penny slot.

Machine 2 (Placed 2016) is outside in front of the Kids’ Depot Toy Store, one level down from the ticket office. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a pennycollector.com beaded border with 'Yosemite'.
1. (V) Wolf with 'National Park'.
2. (H) Shay engine #10 with 'Mountain Sugar Pine RR'.
3. (H) View of the Yosemite Valley with 'Valley View'.
4. (H) Young boy wearing a cowboy hat panning for gold with 'Mountain Sugar Pine RR' Panning For Gold'.

Retired 1: designs all had a beaded border: 1. (V) Yosemite fall, 2. (V) Shay steam locomotive No. 10, 3. (V) Advertisement tickets for “Moonlight Special”, 4. (H)Shay steam locomotive No. 15.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 37° 27' 13'' N Longitude: 119° 38' 39'' W
Google Maps coordinates: F934+98 Fish Camp, California

October 24, 2023. The penny machine is rolling well centered excellent images with slight tails on 95% copper pre-1982 pennies. This machine is very stiff and hard to crank. Make sure you are exactly lined up on the arrows or it will mis-press. MWHTH