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California State Railroad Museum

The California State Railroad Museum is the "Big Kahuna" of California Railroad Museums. It opened its doors to the public in 1976, and its current exhibit space totals more than 225,000 square feet. CSRM provides a wealth of historical information about California Railroads, is open daily except Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years; has a railroad library, provides train rides, and much more!

Visitors will enjoy the many exhibits the CSRM has to offer. Among them are: Southern Pacific Railroad No. 1 C.P. Huntington, AT&SF Dining Car No. 1474 Cochiti, Toy trains, library collections, photographs, and numerous others. Visit their visitor information link below for their calendar of events and other tourist information.

California State Railroad Museum
125 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-6645

Located in San Jose, CA, the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (CTRC)

Folsom, El Dorado, & Sacramento Historical Railroad Association

Golden Gate Railroad Museum

Joshua Tree & Southern Railroad Museum (JTSRR)

Laws Railroad Museum

Lomita Railroad Museum

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

Niles Depot Museum

Orange Empire Railway Museum

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum

Railtown 1897 State Historic Park

San Francisco Cable Car Museum

The San Francisco Cable Car Museum was originally founded in 1974, and is currently operated as a non-profit organization by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum.

The Cable Car Museum is located in San Francisco's "Washington/Mason" cable car barn, and has a variety of displays open to the public. Some of the historic cable car museum displays are: mechanical devices, photographs, models, and three 1870's era antique cable cars.

For additional information on displays, tour hours, and more; visit the links below.