Western America Railroad Museum

Western America Railroad Museum
	ATSF #1460, "Beep," at the museum in 2012
Established	2001
Location	Barstow, California
Coordinates	34°54′18″N 117°01′29″W / 34.9049°N 117.0247°W
Type	Railroad museum
Website	http://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 indoor displays of railroad artifacts, artwork, timetables, uniforms, tools and various other types of railroad items.

There are also outdoor displays of rolling stock, locomotives and general railroad operating equipment. The museum also houses Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway #1460, also known as the “Beep”, and Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 #9950.

References[]

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

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

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