Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association
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Founded | 16 April 1961 |
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Founder | Eric Sanders, et al. |
Type | Public-benefit corporation |
95-2374478 (CA 501(c)(3)) | |
Focus | Railroad museum, historic preservation |
Location |
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Coordinates | 32°36′46″N 116°28′21″W / 32.612769°N 116.472417°WCoordinates: 32°36′46″N 116°28′21″W / 32.612769°N 116.472417°W |
Origins | San Diego County Railroad Museum |
Area served | San Diego County |
Mission | The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the physical legacy and the experience of rail transportation. Programs address the historical, social, economic and technical impact of railroading with particular emphasis on railroads of San Diego County and the larger systems with which they connected in the United States and Mexico.[2] |
Website |
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Formerly called | San Diego Railroad Museum |
The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association (PSRMA) is a museum in San Diego, California of the railroad history of the pacific southwest region. Founded in 1961, the PSRMA has been providing visitors with the opportunity to experience the rich railroad history of California through interactive exhibits, and vintage train rides. It was originally named San Diego County Railway Museum and, from 1988 to 2000, as San Diego Railroad Museum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Pacific Southwest Railway Museum". Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ↑ "A Chronological History of the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Incorporated". PSRM.Org. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Deustch, Reena (2012). San Diego and Arizona Railway:: The Impossible Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 1439640475. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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