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The Western America Railroad Museum

The Western America Railroad Museum collects, preserves, and shares the railroading history in the Pacific Southwest. It is located on the east side of the Harvey House Railroad Depot. It houses displays inside the depot, such as railroad artifacts, artwork, timetables, uniforms, tools, and various other types of railroad memorabilia. The museum also has a large date nail collection.
Located in the historical Casa Del Desierto and Harvey House Depot building, the museum features indoor and outdoor displays. and is popular with railroad enthusiasts. The outdoor displays include rolling stock, locomotives, and general railroad operating equipment from Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.

The Western America Railroad Museum offers a multitude of static displays for rail fans of all ages to climb on and experience the sheer mass of the rolling stock, including an ATSF 999782 Caboose, UP 25599 Caboose, a Pullman-Style Baggage Car, an Arizona & California Railroad #58 Pullman (Passenger) Car, and a UP 9950 Locomotive.

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A 52 Weeks of Fun Fascinating Fact about The Western America Railroad Museum

The shape of a nail for railroad ties designated the quality and type of wood for which it was used.

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Western America Railroad Museum

The Calico Railroad started hauling ore from Calico in 1888. That same year, the Santa Fe Railroad arrived in Barstow.
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The museum hosts numerous artifacts and memorabilia from the railroads of the Pacific Southwest.
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A variety of rail cars are also open for exploration in the outdoor part of the museum, including passenger and Pullman cars.
Western America Railroad Museum

Barstow has grown as a railroad town since the late 1860s, becoming the second-largest rail yard west of the Rocky Mountains.

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