Western America Railroad Museum

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Western America Railroad Museum
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ATSF #1460, "Beep," at the museum in 2012
Western America Railroad Museum
Established2001
Location Barstow, California
Coordinates 34°54′18″N117°01′29″W / 34.9049°N 117.0247°W / 34.9049; -117.0247
Type Railroad museum
Website http://www.barstowrailmuseum.org

The Western America Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Barstow, California. [1]

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The museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest. It is located on the east side of the Harvey House Railroad Depot and is operated by a non-profit organization.

It houses displays inside the depot and has displays such as railroad artifacts, artwork, timetables, uniforms, tools and various other types of railroad memorabilia.

There are also outdoor displays of rolling stock, locomotives and general railroad operating equipment such as Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) #1460, also known as the “Beep”, Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 #9950, and ATSF's FP45 #95.

External displays

The Western America Railroad Museum offers a multitude of static displays for rail-fans of all ages to climb on and experience the sheer mass of the rolling stock. The museum offers the following right outside its doors:

References

  1. ↑ "Western America Railroad Museum". barstowrailmuseum.org. Barstow, CA. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.


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