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| Total railroad museums in CALIFORNIA: 24 | Displaying 10 museums per page. |
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Museum of America's Freedom Trains
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| Address: PO Box 2211, Laguna Hills, CALIFORNIA, 92654 USA. Tel.: N/A Toll Free: |
| The Museum of America's Freedom Trains is dedicated to the preservation of the memory of the two Freedom Trains that toured the United States during the 20th Century. To this end the Museum acquires and preserves artifacts from both trains and maintains a collection of audio, visual, and textual materials related to them. Please help us in our efforts to preserve the memory of these rolling symbols of liberty. |
| Hits: 869 Rating: 1.00 Reviews: 1 Review : Read/Write Added: 27-Nov-2002 |
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Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Transportation Museum
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| Address: 5 Kidder Court, Nevada City, CALIFORNIA, 95959 USA. Tel.: 530-470-0902 Toll Free: |
| Has twenty five pieces of historical railroad equipment that has been restored or are in need of restoration and maintenance. With this type of work, you will have the opportunity to learn how late 1800's and early 1900's narrow gauge....The museum is located at 5 Kidder Court, Nevada City, California. |
| Hits: 526 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 27-Nov-2002 |
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Pacific Locomotive Association
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| Address: Post Office Box 2247, Fremont, CALIFORNIA, 94536-0247 USA. Tel.: 1925-685-9000 Toll Free: |
| Preserving and prsenting Pacific Coast railroad history by way of offering a living museum. They operate historic passenger train service thru Niles Canyon every first and third Sundays of every month |
| Hits: 577 Rating: 1.00 Reviews: 1 Review : Read/Write Added: 28-Mar-2004 |
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Pacific Railroad Museum
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| Address: P.O. Box 80726, San Marino, CALIFORNIA, 91118 USA. Tel.: (213) 283-0087 Toll Free: |
| is composed of people from all walks of life who share a common interest in railroads. We are one of the oldest and largest independent rail enthusiast organizations in the United States, having an average annual membership of over 650. PRS has acquired a diverse collection of rolling stock. PRS also owns and operates a 1941 General Electric locomotive as well as a 1942 caboose. An establishment of a museum was an important long-term goal of the Society. |
| Hits: 977 Rating: 5.00 Reviews: 1 Review : Read/Write Added: 2-Dec-2002 |
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Portola Railroad Museum
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| Address: P.O. Box 608, Portola, CALIFORNIA, 96122 USA. Tel.: 530-832-4131 Toll Free: |
| At the Portola Railroad Museum in Portola, California! The Run-A-Locomotive program allows you to rent a locomotive and operate it on the museum grounds (under the close supervision of an instructor). The museum is operated by the Feather River Rail Society. The theme of the museum is an operating small railroad locomotive facility typical of the 1940's, 50's and 60's. The museum has 39 locomotives and 98 freight and passenger cars. |
| Hits: 1099 Rating: 4.00 Reviews: 4 Review : Read/Write Added: 27-Nov-2002 |
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Railroad Park Resort, Inc.
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| Address: 100 Railroad Park Road, Dunsmuir, Ca, CALIFORNIA, 96025 USA. Tel.: 530-235-4440 Toll Free: |
| museum of vintage railroad cars,Shay train engine and cabooses caboose motel,rv/campground,cabins,pull-thrus,swimming hole in Little Castle Creek, hiking,fishing,4 golf courses nearby, gift shop,restaurant/lounge, AAA approved |
| Hits: 227 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 7-Oct-2005 |
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum
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| Address: 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CALIFORNIA, 92101 USA. Tel.: (619) 696-0199 Toll Free: |
| Located in the heart of Balboa Park, the San Diego Model Railroad Museum (SDMRM) is the world's largest operating model railroad museum. This unique museum has four enormous scale model layouts, built by separate clubs, which depict railroads of the southwest in O, HO and N scales. In addition, the museum features a Toy Train Gallery with an interactive Lionel layout for children; a 3-Rail Hi Rail layout, numerous educational displays, and prototype artifacts, including a centralized traffic control (CTC) machine, working semaphore, and crossing signal. |
| Hits: 679 Rating: 3.00 Reviews: 2 Review : Read/Write Added: 2-Dec-2002 |
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San Diego Railroad Museum
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| Address: Campo Depot, 31123-1/2 Highway 94, Campo, CALIFORNIA, 91906 USA. Tel.: (619) 478-9937 Toll Free: |
| The San Diego Railroad Museum, operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest. The Museum offers an on-line history of railroads in general, with detailed attention paid to the San Diego area and to the San Diego and Arizona Railway in particular. |
| Hits: 951 Rating: 4.00 Reviews: 8 Review : Read/Write Added: 27-Nov-2002 |
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum
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| Address: 1201 Mason, San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, 94108 USA. Tel.: (415) 474-1887 Toll Free: |
| The cable car was born in San Francisco at four o'clock in the morning on August 2, 1873, when Andrew Smith Hallidie successfully tested the world's first cable car. Operated by the nonprofit "Friends of the Cable Car Museum" the Cable Car Museum provides not only an historical perspective of the importance of the cable car to San Francisco, but an insight into the daily operations of today's system. |
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Santa Clara County Railroad Museum
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| Address: 1600 Senter Road, San Jose, CALIFORNIA, 95112 USA. Tel.: N/A Toll Free: |
| The mission of the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (CTRC) is to restore, preserve and interpret railroad equipment as it was used to serve the people in Santa Clara Valley, California. A major project underway is the creation of the Santa Clara County Railroad Museum. |
| Hits: 559 Rating: 0 Reviews: 0 Review : Read/Write Added: 2-Dec-2002 |
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