Saturday, March 21, 2026
@ 9 am
Southern California Railway Museum
2201 S. “A” Steet Perris, CA. 92570
Photograph the West’s largest collection of railway locomotives, passenger and freight cars, streetcars, interurban electric cars, buildings, and other artifacts dating from the 1870’s.
Ride streetcars, interurban cars, and trains on the museum railway. Trolleys and trains operate every weekend and on many major holidays, 11AM to 5PM. You can also Visit the Pinacate Station Museum Store.
The Museum grounds are quite large and contain numerous buildings, parks, and outdoor areas to explore and photograph. Dressing appropriately for the weather and wearing comfortable walking shoes.
After we’re done, we can have a late lunch at Taqueria 2 Potrillos | 403 S. D St. Perris, CA 92570
Trip Leader:
Robert Fletcher | rrfletcher@gmail.com
If you are interested in carpooling, let us know in the RSVP. We’ll leave Coco’s Bakery Restaurant in Redlands at 8:20 am sharp. 1140 W Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92374.
RSVP Here
Notable Exhibits
- The Emma Nevada is an 1881 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-0 “Mogul” narrow gauge steam locomotive
- ATSF 98 is a 1967 EMD FP45 diesel locomotive featuring a 3600-horsepower (2.7 MW), 20-cylinder prime mover and six traction motors
- Southern Pacific 3100, built in 1963, a GE U25B diesel locomotive once owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad, the last operating example left in the US.
- The Pacific Electric collection consists of over 30 pieces of equipment from the largest interurban network in the United States, Included are:
“Business Car” PE 1000
Inter-urban PE 1001 built in 1913 by Jewett
PE 1299, a 1929 “Business Car” built from a 1912 Pullman - Southern Pacific workers housing trailer
- Three giant “Blimp” inter-urban coaches
- Several “Hollywood” suburban cars
- The Los Angeles Railway collection consists of over two dozen pieces of electric railway equipment Highlights of the collection, which includes examples of nearly every type of streetcar run in Los Angeles in the 20th century as well as numerous work cars, include the “Descanso”, the only surviving street railway funeral car; car 3001, christened by Shirley Temple as the first PCC streetcar in Los Angeles; and several examples of the “California” type of streetcar that utilized a half-open design suitable to the warm climate.
- Ventura County Railway #2 is a 1922 Baldwin Locomotive Works 2-6-2 steam locomotive maintained in operating condition