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The
PACIFIC RAILROAD MUSEUM
in the SAN DIMAS Station
Curator Dave
Housh, left, with Marti Ann Draper of the Pacific Railroad
Society in front of the Pacific Railroad Museum and Library inside
the
train depot in San Dimas. (Pasadena Star-News, Keith Birmingham
/ Staff Photographer)
Read more: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_19162047#ixzz1bkqRbRoW
Click on the photo to download a pdf copy of Pasadena Star-News
article.
PRS
MUSEUM/LIBRARY
Open
to the Public:
Mondays
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Wednesdays 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission
is free
Group
tours for up to 15 can be prearranged by appointment for most Fridays
PRS
operates the Pacific Railroad Museum in the former Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe depot in San Dimas, California. Our goal is
to restore the depot to represent a working railroad station.
Artifacts and exhibits on various aspects of railroading are on
display there.
The
depot also houses our extensive railroad research library containing
books, documents, maps and photographs collected since the 1930s.
This facility is open to the public and staffed by PRS volunteers
Located
10 miles East of Pasadena on the Southern leg of the 210 Freeway
(also known as the north end of the 57 Freeway. Exit the Freeway
at Arrow Highway and proceed East on Bonita Avenue to #210 west
(Immediately East of the Santa Fe rail crossing).
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PACIFIC
RAILROAD LIBRARY
in the SAN DIMAS Station
The
focus of the library is on the 2nd (or Pasadena) Sub-division of
the Coast Division of the Santa Fe, the Interurban operations of
the Pacific Electric lines and other rail activities relating to
the Los Angeles basin. Large collections exist of topographic maps
(old and current), SF photos, UP photos, PE photos, a large collection
of timetables from all roads (old and current years), and a complete
set of Calif PUC rulings since 1900.
The
library indexes its own material as well as that of the Electric
Railway Historical Society of Los Angeles and will cross index with
the Orange Empire Railway Museum (OERM) as time permits. It also
provides Internet access to other materials-off line.
Materials do not circulate but comfortable facilities are available
for study or leisure reading. The Station is also available for
other Civic functions. The hours are seasonal and expanding--please
call to confirm on (909) 394-0616.
Located
10 miles East of Pasadena on the Southern leg of the 210 Freeway
(also known as the north end of the 57 Freeway). Exit the Freeway
at Arrow Highway and proceed East on Bonita Avenue about one mile
to #210 west (Immediately East of the Santa Fe rail crossing).
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