RailGiants Train Museum
| Established | 1954 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fairplex, Pomona, California |
| Coordinates | 34°05′01″N 117°46′13″W / 34.083641°N 117.770251°W |
| Type | Rail transport display |
| Collection size | Depot and rolling stock |
| Public transit access | San Bernardino Line (Pomona (North) station) |
| Website |
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The RailGiants Train Museum is a historic railroad museum at Fairplex, Pomona, California, hosted by the Southern California Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. It is open to the public the second weekend of each month.
Station
The collection is headlined by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway train station moved from Arcadia, California, in 1969. The 1887-built station is of gingerbread Victorian architecture and features a collection of railroadiana.
Rolling stock
| Number | Image | Railroad | Builder | Type | Built | Added to collection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Outer Harbor Terminal Railway | Schenectady Locomotive Works | 0-6-0 | 1887 | 1955 | Originally Santa Fe 590. | |
| 3 |  |
Fruit Growers Supply Company | Climax Locomotive Works | Climax locomotive | 1909 | 1954 | Class C Climax. Original item of the display. |
| 3 | United States Potash Company | Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) | 2-8-0 | 1903 | 1956 | Originally Morenci Southern Railroad. 3-foot gauge. | |
| 6 | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | Private railroad car | 1923 | Named William Fletcher | ||
| 1314 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | American Car and Foundry Company | Cupola caboose | 1923 | Retired 1955. | ||
| 3450 |  |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | BLW | ATSF 3450 class | 1927 | 1955 | |
| 4014 |  |
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) | American Locomotive Company | Union Pacific Big Boy | 1941 | 1962 | One of eight Big Boys that have been preserved. On July 23, 2013 Union Pacific announced that it has acquired the locomotive from the chapter and will restore it to operating condition. When 4014's restoration is completed, the engine will join UP's never retired 4-8-4 844 as well as 4-6-6-4 Challenger 3985 in excursion service. The locomotive is now at the railroad's steam shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming where it is undergoing restoration. The railroad hopes to have the locomotive fully restored and operational in 2019. |
| 5021 | Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) | American Locomotive Company | 4-10-2 | 1926 | 1956 | Only Southern Pacific class SP-2 left, and one of 4 remaining three-cylinder locomotives in the United States. | |
| 6915 |  |
UP | EMD | DDA40X | 1986 | Undergoing cosmetic restoration. | |
| 9000 |  |
UP | American Locomotive Company | 4-12-2 | 1926 | 1956 | Largest non-articulated steam locomotive in existence. |
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | horse car |
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