Southern California Railway Museum
The Southern California Railway Museum, formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum, is a railroad museum in Perris, California, United States. It was founded in 1956 at Griffith Park in Los Angeles before moving to the former Pinacate Station as the "Orange Empire Trolley Museum" in 1958.Photo: Pretzelpaws, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: railroad museum in Perris, California
- Also known as: “Orange Empire Railway Museum”
- Address: 2201 South A Street, Perris, CA 92570
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Perris Valley Airport and Perris–Downtown station.
Perris Valley Airport
Aerodrome
Perris Valley Airport is a privately owned and operated airport open to public use and located one mile southeast of Perris, serving Riverside County, California, United States.
Perris–Downtown station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Perris–Downtown station, is a transit center in Perris, California, that opened on January 11, 2010, with an eight-bay bus platform used by the Riverside Transit Agency. Perris–Downtown station is situated 1½ miles north of Southern California Railway Museum.
Perris–South station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Perris–South station is a train station in Perris, California, United States, near Menifee, that opened on June 6, 2016, along with the 91/Perris Valley Line extension of the Metrolink commuter rail system. Perris–South station is situated 1½ miles east of Southern California Railway Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perris and Good Hope.
Perris
Photo: Seauton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perris is in Riverside County. It is known for Lake Perris, an artificial lake, skydiving, Southern California Railway Museum, and its sunny dry climate.
Good Hope
Hamlet
Good Hope is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California. Good Hope sits at an elevation of 1,624 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Good Hope's population was 9,468. Good Hope is situated 2 miles west of Southern California Railway Museum.
Romoland
Village
Romoland is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2020 census, up from 1,684 at the 2010 census. Romoland is situated 3½ miles east of Southern California Railway Museum.
Southern California Railway Museum
- Categories: railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Riverside County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.76165° or 33° 45′ 42″ northLongitude
-117.23192° or 117° 13′ 55″ westOpen location code
8554QQ69+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 810511815OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7099611
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Southern California Railway Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南加州铁路博物馆”
- Chinese: “南加州鐵路博物館”
- Chinese: “橙縣帝國鐵路博物館”
- German: “Orange Empire Railway Museum”
- Japanese: “オレンジ・エンパイア鉄道博物館”
- Japanese: “オレンジエンパイア鉄道博物館”
- Japanese: “南カリフォルニア鉄道博物館”
- Japanese: “当館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holstrom Park and Pinacati Park.
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