The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the California State Parks system that interprets the role of railroads in the Western U. S. It is …
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Oct 31, 2024
Awesome displays! Very well done with incredible staff, knowledgeable and friendly! Great model display. Incredible depiction of a time gone by. Full review by Navigator820371
Oct 1, 2024
A must do in Sacramento! What a fantastic place to visit. We arrived in the afternoon and spent a good few hours looking around the exhibits. All of them were fantastic $12 entry was reasonable and … Full review by mattcQ4345QK
Aug 25, 2024
If you’re a train lover, don’t miss it. I had always wanted to see it and got a few hours on a business trip to run through it. The cars are in amazing shape and the volunteers love to teach abt it. … Full review by Michael P
At the entrance of the museum, there is a very large steam locomotive, is that a big boy? (if so why is it not acknowledge as 1 of the 8 big boys in existence in the U.S.)
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You may be referencing the "cab forward" big boy and thus, would not be counted with the remaining 8 which are not "cab forward."
Is this museum good for little kids...he is age three and loves trains?
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Definitely. On the top floor is a kids section. There were lots of families with children there the day we went. You can walk through the trains, hop up on an engine. Lots of photo …
Definitely. On the top floor is a kids section. There were lots of families with children there the day we went. You can walk through the trains, hop up on an engine. Lots of photo opportunities. Hope you enjoy it.
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