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California - San Francisco Cable Car Museum
San Francisco, CA - Presenting cable car history, technology, information, and gift shop. Located in San Francisco's Washington-Mason powerhouse and carbarn, the museum provides a historical perspective and insight into today's system.
Houses a collection of historic cable cars, photographs, mechanical displays and gift shop run by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum - a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of cable car history.
Info: URL: http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/index.html (Added: 13-Mar-2014)
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California - San Francisco's Municipal Railway (MUNI)
San Francisco, CA - Everything you ever wanted to know about riding Muni buses and historic streetcars, Muni Metro light rail, and our famed cable cars
San Francisco's Municipal Railway, known the world over as Muni, has served the citizens of San Francisco for over a century, literally rising from the ashes of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Its colorful history is as unique as its fleet of buses, light rail vehicles, historic streetcars and iconic cable cars. Learn more about Muni's origins in words and pictures culled from the SFMTA's extensive Photo Archive, and take a closer look at Muni's diverse fleet of vehicles, one of the greenest in the country.
This is a commuter transit system, not a museum, but with historic streetcars and cable cars, it can seem like one!
Info: URL: https://www.sfmta.com/ (Added: 2-Apr-2015)
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California - San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
San Luis Obispo, CA - San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum. The Railroad History of California's Central Coast
The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum is a regional non-profit educational institution founded to preserve and present the railroad history of California and specifically the Central Coast. Collecting, restoring and displaying relevant railroad artifacts, photographs and documents is its goal. This effort is supplemented by creating models, displays and graphics as well as operating historic railroad equipment to facilitate a better understanding of how railroads have affected our area's social, cultural and economic history.
Info: URL: https://slorrm.com/ (Added: 30-Oct-2016)
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California - Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society
Fillmore, CA - The Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society was established in 1993 to assist in the preservation and restoration of the railroad corridor between Montalvo and Saugus, California. This railroad corridor, commonly referred to as the Southern Pacific's Santa Paula Branch, is a unique and historic asset to the residents of the Santa Clara River Valley and the surrounding area. To maximize the economic, educational and recreational value of this asset, the Organization will acquire, preserve, exhibit and operate historic railroad equipment; in addition, it will collect and display artifacts, photographs and operational documents unique to the region.
Info: URL: http://www.scrvrhs.org/ (Added: 26-Oct-2016)
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California - Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific
Felton, CA - Departing from the Santa Cruz mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across a 1909 steel truss bridge and through an 1875 tunnel before arriving at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Reverse roundtrips departing from the beach in Santa Cruz to Roaring Camp and back may be purchased from the conductor on the train departing from Santa Cruz.
The Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railway operates passenger and freight services on one of the oldest and most historic lines in California. When the route opened in 1875 it carried lumber as well as picnickers and tourists to the Big Trees and Santa Cruz. Today's Beach Train passengers can start their roundtrip journeys from either Roaring Camp in Felton or from the beach in Santa Cruz.
Info: URL: https://www.roaringcamp.com/excursions/santa-cruz-beach-train-2 (Added: 20-May-2001)
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California - Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum
Santa Maria, CA - The Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum
Seven guys who love trains have collected 3 early 1900's train cars.
In the Collection and here for you to see:
A late 1800's-early 1900's Engine used by the Betteravia Union Sugar Company
A 1930's Sacramento Northern box car
A Santa Maria Valley railroad caboose circa 1930
These are all here at the museum. Inside the box car are working layouts
of N scale, HO scale and O scale trains. We also sell train cars and related equipment.
Info: URL: http://www.smvrhm.org/ (Added: 2-Apr-2015)
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California - Santa Susana Depot
Built in 1903 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Santa Susana Depot served passengers and farmers in the Simi Valley for more than 60 years. With a classic passenger waiting room featuring a pot-belly stove, the depot was also headquarters for local freight shipments. It was also the home of the station agent. Today the Depot is the home of the Rancho Simi Foundation and the Santa Susana Pacific Model Railroad Club where Amtrak, Metrolink and Union Pacific trains pass by every day. Come and travel back to the past in this wonderful museum and train layout.
Info: URL: http://www.santasusannadepot.org/Foundation/Home.htm (Added: 1-Nov-2016)
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California - Sierra Dinner Train
Oakdale, CA - The third oldest railroad in North America, the Sierra Railroad in Oakdale, CA is an historical destination so picturesque, it's been featured in dozens of famous film productions. Conveniently located between San Francisco and Yosemite National Park, travelers and Modesto area locals alike can enjoy American comfort food, interactive shows, and more. In short, with such a wide variety of experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy on this unique Northern California landmark.
The Sierra Railroad Dinner Train, launched in 1999, provides visitors an opportunity to travel on the historic Sierra Railroad while enjoying a delicious meal, beautiful countryside, and a wide range of entertainment. The Dinner Train offers romantic dinners, fun murder mysteries, lunches, sunday brunches, wild west shows, wine tasting, and much more. Our train station in Oakdale is conveniently located 1+ hour from the San Francisco Bay Area or Sacramento, on the way toward Yosemite National Park.
Info: URL: https://www.sacramentorivertrain.com/ (Added: 31-Oct-2016)
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