Go “Behind the Scenes” at the Museum and see what goes into maintaining the West’s largest collection of rail cars, with tours and access to areas not normally open to the public.

At this annual all-day event, visitors get special access to locomotives, passenger and freight cars, streetcars, interurban electric cars and artifacts dating back to 1870.

Bring the family for a fun and fascinating day! Activities at Behind the Scenes will feature tours, and access to maintenance and restoration areas not normally open to the public (like Carhouse 7).

In addition to this we will be highlighting our fleet of maintenance vehicles that help keep the museum on track! This includes our Maintenance of Way fleet, overhead maintenance vehicles, our Fire and Emergency Services fleet, and our facility maintenance vehicles.

Admission includes unlimited rides on other classic passenger trains and streetcars of Southern California’s railroad past. This gated event supports museum operations and the continued restoration of historic rail cars and rail lines.

Visit socalrailway.org for more information.