Goleta Short Line

Goleta Short Line is a rideable miniature railway in , , . Goleta Short Line is situated near , as well as near the railway station .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Goleta Depot and Goleta Railroad Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Gcoombs, CC BY 2.5.
is a train station building in , constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901, as part of the completion of the Coast Route linking and .

Museum
Photo: Gcoombs, CC BY 2.5.
The South Coast Railroad Museum in is a showplace for the , a preserved 1901 Southern Pacific Railroad train station. The museum also features the Goleta Short Line, a 7+1⁄2 in gauge miniature railroad, a Southern Pacific bay-window caboose, and a model train layout room, set in a panorama of the cities of Goleta and , in the early 1940’s.

Museum
The is a historical landmark in , , United States. Formerly the headquarters of Rancho La Patera, the , in the Carpenter Gothic style, is now the headquarters of Goleta Historical Society which preserves and interprets the history of the Goleta Valley. is situated 460 feet northeast of Goleta Short Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goleta and Isla Vista.

Photo: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0.
is a city a few miles west of and part of the contiguous urban area of Santa Barbara, within , . This article also covers the unincorporated community of Isla Vista, which is home to the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Town
Goleta is a city a few miles west of and part of the contiguous urban area of Santa Barbara, within , . This article also covers the unincorporated community of , which is home to the University of California at Santa Barbara. is situated 2 miles south of Goleta Short Line.

Hamlet
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
is an unincorporated coastal suburb of , located in Santa Barbara County. It is bounded on the east by , on the north and west by the unincorporated area of the eastern Goleta Valley, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. is situated 5 miles east of Goleta Short Line.

Goleta Short Line

Latitude
34.44228° or 34° 26′ 32″ north
Longitude
-119.85299° or 119° 51′ 11″ west
Open location code
8562C4RW+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 681770737
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­miniature
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Coast Railroad Museum Visitor Center and Santa Barbara County Fire Department Station 14.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Edgar Stow’s Lab and Bunkhouse.

Santa Barbara County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.

Curious Rideable Miniature Railways to Discover

Uncover intriguing rideable miniature railways from every corner of the globe.