Best Rail Museum Chula Vista Near Me

4worldlovers: Our website contains information on what we do and how you can come visit us.

Chula Vista Live Steamers (CVLS), established in January 1974, is a group of people interested in building and operating scale models of live steam machinery. Our club exists for the purpose of providing our members and the public a way to recreate railroads of past and present, serving as educational entertainment for both kids and adults alike. We provide an opportunity for the public to visit us on our on our public run days, where we encourage everyone to come out and ride on our trains.

We roll out our engines on the second Saturday and Sunday of the month. To see more details, go to the public run day tab.

We are located in Rohr Park, in Bonita CA. Please visit the contact us tab for more information on our location.

Let us provide the entertainment for your next birthday party or special day. Visit the birthday tab for more information.

On the second Saturday and Sunday of the month, from 12:00pm – 2:30pm, we offer rides to the public. This is a chance to ride on one of the coolest attractions in San Diego County! On public run days you will have the chance to ride behind a real steam locomotive or diesel locomotive (miniaturized…

4worldlovers: The San Diego Electric Railway Association (SDERA) is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the San Diego Electric Railway - San Diego's primary streetcar system which operated from the late 1800s to 1949. SDERA is also the operator of the National City Depot, an historic Santa Fe railroad station. We operate a streetcar and railroad history museum within the depot, and the depot is open Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. An O-Scale model railroad exhibit, operated by our 3-Rail group, is also included in the museum displays. All train buffs, local historians, and people looking for an interesting "day out" in the San Diego area are encouraged to visit the depot, join with us, and help us grow into a major destination within San Diego County.

Unknown to most of the region, National City has its roots in the railroad. Originally constructed by the California Southern Railroad in 1882, this unique building served to bring in new property owners and prosperity to the budding National City. The two-story building is still at the same location alongside the active Santa Fe (now BNSF) train tracks as it was originally.

The San Diego Electric Railway Association operates and maintains the National City Depot Museum focusing on San Diego's rich streetcar and rail history. The building has been lovingly restored and our volunteers work to ensure that it will be around for generations to come.

Come visit the National City Depot and meet some of our collection of Rail History. Each have a connection to San Diego rail history - even if brief - and offer an insight into the evolution of transportation in our region.

One of our oldest cars, Car 54 has its roots in the Cable Car system that ran in San Diego but also ran with electricity in early SDERy days.

Recently retired from service, this was one of the first LRVs in the United States and proved that Light Rail was viable for other cities!