GOLDEN STATE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM

RICHMOND, CA

The Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Richmond, California is a non-profit organization that celebrates the model railroad hobby. The museum features an extensive layout that spans more than 40,000 square feet, making it the largest operating model railroad in the world. The layout includes realistic replicas of a variety of California railroad lines, from the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific to the Yosemite Valley and Sierra Valley. The museum is open to visitors, and offers a wide range of activities for all ages.

Visitors can take a guided tour of the museum and view the various model railroad displays. The museum also has a library with books, magazines and other materials about model railroads and their history. Guests can watch operating model trains, or participate in workshops and classes for beginners and experienced railroaders alike. The museum also hosts regular events, such as special exhibits, workshops, and model railroad shows.

The museum also features a gift shop with model railroad supplies and accessories, as well as a variety of items related to the railroad hobby. As part of its mission to promote the model railroad hobby, the museum offers a number of educational programs and workshops. Programs include a model railroad safety program, a model railroad design class, and a model railroad operations class.

The Golden State Model Railroad Museum is a great place to learn about the history of model railroading and to experience the joy of operating a model train. The museum is located in Richmond, California, and is open to the public year-round.

GOLDEN STATE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in RICHMOND CA. US MID #8400600391

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

SF / Buena Vista (nerd) view – La Grande Tank? (# 2621) From Buena Vista Park, the Castro neighborhood is the nearest, the <u><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/LtqmVoQStLTFi2gX7" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blue Tower</a></u> is the furthest, and there’s some other stuff…..

What other stuff? And, where’s the Blue Tower? Well...we’re looking mostly south and just a little east, with the late Fall sun hitting the western-facing houses. The fairly wide street running sort of up the middle of the picture is Eureka in the Castro, which actually runs pretty close to exactly north-south. If you’re as nerdish as me about locations, the first visibly very large building on the west side of Eureka (and thus no sun on it) going south, is close to 20th St.

So, the Blue Tower? Apparently it’s fairly famous landmark, mostly for commuters headed south. It’s a tall blue tower just a little right of center on the west (right) side of McLaren Park which is the second two the furthest tree ridge stretching left-right in the picture. “Blue Tower” is not its official name – this ode to <u><a href="https://www.clifftsang.com/news/heres-why-the-la-grande-tank-is-the-greatest-unofficial-landmark-of-sf/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">La Grande Tank</a></u> tells all.

If you’re really nerdish, the hill furthest away (not counting the very distant hills) with three visible radio towers is San Bruno Mountain, which is a San Mateo county park.

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Part of a series of photos of San Francisco through the trees of Buena Vista Park -- an effort to capture how apart from the city one feels while in the park, while still in the middle of it all.

Contact GOLDEN STATE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM

telephone: 5102344884
website: http://www.gsmrm.org

GOLDEN STATE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM
900 DORNAN DR
RICHMOND
CA
94801

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MID #	8400600391
Name	GOLDEN STATE MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
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LAT/LONG	37.916678, -122.383782
CODES	FIPS State Code: 06 FIPS County Code: 013 US Census Tract: 378000 US Census Block: 2062