Western America Railroad Museum
Barstow, CA
By Simir Shah
★★★★★4.5(235 Google reviews)
What parents say
AI summary of 5 Google reviews — not a first-hand visit. How we write these
Free, with historic rail cars parked outside that can be seen even when the building is shut. The indoor museum opens only a few days a week, so check before setting out. Inside there is a working train simulator kids can operate. Live trains pass by. It gets hot, so bring water and hats.
Right next door on the east side of the Harvey House, this railroad museum is a hit with train-loving kids thanks to real cabooses and locomotives you can walk up to outside. The indoor gallery is free, and the outdoor equipment is viewable dawn to dusk even when the building is closed.
685 N 1st Ave, Barstow, CA 92311, USA
Hours via Google — confirm before a special trip.
Free (donations welcome)
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What visitors say
- Jonathan Reed★★★★★
Lovely free admission train and railroad museum. Lots of locomotives and cars to visit by the parking lot even if the indoor museum is closed. Current indoor hours are Friday-Monday. There are 2 larger rooms and 3 small rooms along the hall within the museum, with my favorites having to be the date nail room and the signal lights display. The absolute best experience was the train simulator. In the room next to the entrance, there is a chained off section around a drivers area and a large screen in front of the window. You can ask the docent if the train simulator is working and to my surprise it was and I got to 'operate' a train! Most the levers and controls worked and it was really amazing seeing all the dials and the movement of the train on the screen. I thought it was funny hearing the docent mention younger kids operating the train at full speed 😄 The horn works too!!
7 months ago
- Daniel Rossley★★★★★
This was a fairly small railroad museum compared to many I have been to, but I had to stop and get a few pics to show my 7 year old son who is obsessed with trains!
6 months ago
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