Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association

Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Inc.
Founded 16 April 1961 (1961-04-16)
Founder Eric Sanders, et al.
Type Public-benefit corporation
95-2374478 (CA 501(c)(3))
Focus Railroad museum, historic preservation
Location
  • 750 Depot Street
    Campo, CA (excursion station)
    4695 Nebo Drive
    La Mesa, CA 91941 (business office)[1]
Coordinates 32°36′46″N 116°28′21″W / 32.612769°N 116.472417°W / 32.612769; -116.472417Coordinates: 32°36′46″N 116°28′21″W / 32.612769°N 116.472417°W / 32.612769; -116.472417
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 www.psrm.org
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

  1. "Pacific Southwest Railway Museum". Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  2. "A Chronological History of the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association, Incorporated". PSRM.Org. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. Deustch, Reena (2012). San Diego and Arizona Railway:: The Impossible Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 1439640475. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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