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161	Orange Empire Railway Museum The museum was organized in 1956 by trolley and electric railway enthusiasts to preserve a fast disappearing way of transportation. Visitors can ride on classic trolleys, passenger trains, and other railroad equipment. Two trolleys run on a half-mile loop line. Another train, pulling freight or passenger cars operates on the 1.5-mile standard gauge main line. The cars and locomotives are rotated from the museum's collection, which contains more than 180 vintage pieces.	27
162	Laws Railroad Museum The 11-acre museum is home to the largest collection of equipment that operated on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge empire. Museum displays include SP4-6-0 no. 9, on of the last three steam engines to operate on the line, various freight cars, a caboose, a turntable, and the original station. The museum has built a number of structures to show what Laws looked like in its heyday.	51
163	California State Railroad Museum This is among the best interpretive museums about railroading. The museum mixes a magnificent large-artifact collection with plenty of details and a sense of drama that bring them to life. Displays, hands-on exhibits, and human interaction all combine to produce and excellent experience. the museum operates a short train-ride in the season. The Railroad History museum, is the largest exhibit space and contains 21 restored cars and locomotives.	28
164	Cable Car Museum This is a museum that tells the history of the cable car in San Francisco , from its start in 1873. The museum houses several historic cable cars. Also on display are photos, tools, and models. As part of the Washington-Mason line powerhouse and carbarn, the museum isn't static. You'll see cable cars come and go all day. You can also view three antique cable cars from the 1870s.	31
165	Western America Railroad Museum Housed in the restored Casa Del Desierto, a 1911 Harvey House, the museum features railroad art, artifacts, and memorabilia. Its outdoor displays include locomotives, rolling stock, and other equipment, highlighted by a Santa Fe 95 classic warbonnet scheme and a Santa Fe horse car.	42
166	Santa Clara Depot The restored former Southern Pacific depot houses a collection of artifacts and memorabilia that highlights western railroads, with a focus on signaling, and local railroaders. Along with the depot, which dates to 1863, the site features a restored 1926 tower, a section tool house, and a speeder shed.	47
167	Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources Visit this museum on a work day and you'll see restoration efforts of wooden cars completed using hand tools and 19th century techniques. Most cars the society preserves were built by Carter Brothers in Newark. For a one-of-a-kind experience, April through November, you can ride a train car pulled by Belgian draft horses. Narrow gauge steam trains operate once a year.	37
168	South Coast Railroad Museum The museum's centerpiece is the historic Goleta depot, a Victorian-styled Southern Pacific country station. the museum features hands-on exhibits and a SP caboose. Special events are scheduled throughout the year, and handcar rides are offered. In the Gandy Dancer Theater, you can view films on a variety of railroad topics.	30
169	Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, So Cal Chapter Featuring classic gingerbread architecture, a former AT&SF depot was moved to the Los Angeles Fairplex. The museum includes indoor exhibits and outdoor displays of rolling stock and locomotives, including a Union Pacific Big Boy. You can visit the museum during the county fair in September or during open house weekends each month.	29
170	Millbrae Train Museum The Millbrae Historical Society operates a museum containing photos, artifacts, and documents related to the railroad history of the Millbrae area. Housed in the former Southern Pacific train station, the museum displays a 1941 Pullman sleeper, with its original configuration and paint scheme, from the City of San Francisco streamliner. The museum is opened on Saturdays.	36
171	National City Depot Still in its original location, the National City Depot, built in 1882, is the oldest railroad related structure in San Diego County. Operated by the San Diego Electric Railway Association it exhibits railroad and local historical items.	65
172	Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportaion Museum The museum's collection features NCNGRR engine no. 5. The 1875 Baldwin hauled timber, passengers, and freight. Other narrow gauge locomotives and wooden railcars are on display as are a 1901 steam-power carriage and other historic transportation pieces. Docent-led tours of the museum are available.	36
173	Lomita Railroad Museum This museum is a replica of the Boston & Maine station at Wakefield, Mass. You can climb into the cab of Southern Pacific no. 1765, a 2-6-0 Baldwin built in 1902, and walk inside a 1910 UP caboose. Several freight cars and a wooden water tower are also displayed. The museum exhibits lanterns, china, and other artifacts.	35
174	Arizona Railway Museum The museum focuses on restoring and displaying railroad equipment and artifacts of the Southwest and has more than 30 pieces of equipment including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars. It is open weekends September to May, with work sessions taking place on many Saturday mornings.	72
175	Southern Arizona Transportation Museum The centerpiece of the museum is locomotive no. 1637, which was built in 1900 and converted to an oil burner in 1906. You can learn more about no.1673 on Locomotive Saturdays and tour the former Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Tuesday through Sunday.	36
176	Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry The museum is home to the trains and other machines that helped develop the state. It features a train yard with locomotives and cars, a renovated section house, and a short train ride.	27
177	Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum The museum features exhibits housed in a restored depot from Wilton, Ala. It operates two trains and displays a variety of locomotives and rolling stock. the museum's Calera & Shelby Railroad operates over 5.5 miles of the Louisville & Nashville's former Alabama mineral railroad. Two one-hour diesel-powered excursions run every Saturday. Twice a month, the two-foot narrow gauge Shelby & Southern also operates 15 minute trips.In addition to its regular excursion train, the museum offers monthly dinner trains aboard the Willliam Penn.	31
178	Foley Railroad Museum The Foley Railroad Museum houses Louisville & Nashville Railroad artifacts, as well as artifacts representing the history of Foley and Baldwin County. It displays an L&N diesel switch engine, several boxcars, and a caboose.	31
179	Fort Payne Depot Museum Located in Northeast Alabama, the museum is a former train depot from the late 1800s and displays railroad artifacts, memorabilia, and a caboose. It also includes historical items from every war since the Civil War and 95 dioramas.	40
180	Huntsville Depot & Museum Built in 1860, the depot is one of the nation's oldest remaining railroad structures and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You can read graffiti left by Civil War soldiers and climb aboard several steam locomotives for an up-close look.	47
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