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Rail Transportation Museums to Visit

Railroad Museums throughout the West are dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, research, exhibition and interpretation of railroad artifacts for the public's learning and enjoyment. Preservation, research and interpretation of these objects helps communicate the lessons of history, in order that present and future visitors may learn from the past.

The following list of rail transportation museums, with links to museum web sites, is provided for additional information. These museums preserve and exhibit original railroad cars, locomotives and other artifacts. Most offer interpretive school or group tours. Many also offer rides in vintage railroad cars.

For specific questions about the museums, visitor hours, school arrangements or their collections, please visit their web site or contact them directly.

Arizona:

• Arizona Railway Museum, 330 E. Ryan Rd., Chandler, AZ 85224, (480) 821-1108

Southern California:

• Lomita Railroad Museum, 2137 West 250th Street in Lomita, California 90717, (310) 326-6255
• Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 South A Street, Perris, California 92572, (909) 657-2605
• Pacific Railroad Museum, 210 W Bonita Ave, San Dimas, California 91773,(562) 692-4858
• Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, 31123-1/2 Highway 94, Campo, California 91906, (619) 478-9937 (weekends)
• Rail Giants Train Museum (RLHS), 1101 McKinley Avenue, Fairplex Gate 1, Pomona, CA 91768 (909) 623-0190 (weekends)
• San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 548-1894 (weekends)
• South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, California 93117, (805) 964-3540 (Fri. - Sun.)
• Travel Town Museum, Griffith Park, 5200 Zoo Dr, Los Angeles, California 90027, (323) 662-5874
• Western America Railroad Museum, 685 North First Street Barstow, California 92311, (760) 256-WARM

Northern California:

• California State Railroad Museum, 111 "I" Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 445-7387
• Carter Railroad Museum & Adrenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood, Freemont, California 94555, (510) 796-9560
• Folsom Railroad Museum, 198 Wool Street, Folsom, Califorina 95630, (916) 985-6001
• Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site, U.S. Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, Bishop, California, 93515 (760) 873-5950
• Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, 5 Kidder Court, Nevada City, California 95959, (530) 470-0902
• Niles Canyon Railway Museum, 5550 Niles Canyon Rd (Hwy 84), Sunol, California 94586, (510) 862-9063
• Portola Railroad Museum, 700 Western Pacific Way, Portola, California 96122, (530) 832-4131
• Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Fifth Street, Jamestown, California, 95327 (209) 984-3953
• San Francisco Cable Car Museum, 1201 Mason St, San Francisco, California 94108, (415) 474-1887
• San Francisco Railway Museum, 77 Steuart Street, San Francisco California 94105, (415) 974-1948
• San Jose Historical Museum Trolley Barn, 1600 Senter Road, San Jose, California 95112, (408) 287-2290
• Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction, 5848 State Highway 12, Suisun, California 94585, (707) 374-2978

Colorado:

• Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Avenue, Golden, Colorado 80403, (800) 365-6263
• Pueblo Railway Museum, 200 West B Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81003, (719) 251-5024
• Ridgway Railroad Museum, Ridgway, Colorado, (970) 626-5181

Iowa:

• Union Pacific Railroad Museum, 200 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa, (712) 329-8307

Kansas:

• Great Plains Transportation Museum, 700 East Douglas, Wichita, Kansas 67202, (316) 263-0944

Nevada:

• Nevada Northern Railway Museum, 1100 Avenue A, East Ely, Nevada 89315, (702) 289-2085
• Nevada State Railroad Museum, 2180 S. Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada, 89703, (702) 687-6953
• Nevada State Railroad Museum/Boulder City, 600 Yucca Street, Boulder City, Nevada 89006, (702) 486-5933

North Dakota:

• North Dakota State Railroad Museum, 3102 37th St NW, Mandan, North Dakota 58554, (701) 663-9322

Oklahoma:

• Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 N.E. Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73111, (405) 424-8222

Oregon:

• Oregon Electric Railway Museum, 3995 Brooklake Road; Brooks, Oregon, (503) 888-4014

South Dakota:

• South Dakota State Railroad Museum - 222 Railroad Avenue, Building A, Hill City, SD 57745-1070, (605) 574-9000

Texas:

• Museum of the American Railroad, Frisco Heritage Museum, 6455 Page Street, Frisco, TX 75034, (214) 428-0101

Utah:

• Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah Highway 83 west of Brigham City, Utah, (435) 471-2209

Washington:

• Northern Pacific Railroad Museum, 10 South Asotin Avenue, Toppenish, WA 98948, (509) 865-1911
• Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 SE King Street in Snoqualmie, Washington, (425) 888-3030
• Yakima Electric Railway Museum, South Third Avenue at Pine Street, Yakima, Washington, (509) 249-5962

Railroad Museum Associations:

• Association of Tourist Railroads & Railway Museums, P.O. Box 370, Tujunga, CA 91043-0370, (818) 951-9151

 

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