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Location
Parking
Parking lot area recently redone; located next to Amtrak station on West Market Street
Best time
Visit during Open House weekends (first Saturday and Sunday of each month, 10am-4pm) for free admission - this is the primary way to access the museum without scheduling a private tour
Visitor tip
Children ages 3 and up will especially enjoy this attraction - they can climb into historic train cars, pull the train whistle, operate a Brio train set, and participate in the scavenger hunt activity throughout the layout
Quick Facts
- Type
- Railroad Museum
- Highlights
- Interactive HO scale diorama, guest train operations, scavenger hunt
- Admission
- Free during Open House weekends
- Location
- Next to Salinas Amtrak station
What visitors say
This gem is open the first full weekend of every month. You can climb on an old freight caboose, pull the train whistle, explore an old refrigerated vegetable train car, and the postal car. Inside is a fantastic operational Monterey…
This is a nice model train and railroad museum. It has an impressive 2 level, narrow guage model track depicting the local area as it was in the 1950s. You can also go into an old caboose, an old refrigerated car, and step up unto an…
This is an incredible place, with INCREDIBLE people, and a wealth of knowledge of local history! This museum's/model railroad club's very existence is an inspiring example of government and non-government partnership. ALL those in any…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a 2-level narrow gauge HO scale model railroad diorama depicting the Monterey County area as it was in the 1950s, recreating local railroad history from the mid-1900s
- The Railway Express Agency building has been restored to its 1940s appearance and serves as a primary exhibit within the museum
- The museum offers free admission to the public during Open House weekends (first Saturday and Sunday of each month, 10am-4pm), with guest train operations available where visitors can operate trains on the diorama
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