Western America Railroad Museum

Western America Railroad Museum
ATSF #1460, "Beep," at the museum in 2012
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Established2001
LocationBarstow, California
Coordinates34°54′18″N 117°01′29″W / 34.9049°N 117.0247°W / 34.9049; -117.0247
TypeRailroad museum
Websitehttp://www.barstowrailmuseum.org

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

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.

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