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For the past year I've been compiling a list of Railroading Museums for my model railroading website. These museums all look like fantastic places to visit, but what are the most popular? I'll continue with this list for the Pacific Coast of the United States. The Pacific Coastal States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington. The most popular railroading museums (based on online chatter) on the Pacific Coast are: 10. Joshua Tree and Southern Railroad Museum in Joshua Tree, California 9. Hawaiian Railway Society in Ewa Beach, Hawaii 8. Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum in Los Angeles, California 7. Pacific Railroad Museum in San Dimas, California 6. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in Nevada City, California 5. Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site in Bishop, California 4. Oregon Electric Railway Museum in Brooks, Oregon 3. Folsom Railroad Museum in Folsom, California 2. Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, Washington ...and the most popular railroading museum on the US Pacific Coast is... 1. California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California Museums not making my top 10 were Ashland Historic Railroad Museum in Ashland, Oregon; Western Railway Museum in Suisun, California; Transportation and Industry Museum of Alaska in Wasilla, Alaska; Lomita Railroad Museum in Lomita, California; Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Toppenish, Washington; South Coast Railroad Museum in Goleta, California; Laupahoehoe Train Museum in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii; Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California; Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California; Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California; Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, California; Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California; Niles Canyon Railway in Fremont, California; SP&S Railway Museum in Vancouver, Washington; and Train Mountain Railroad Museum in Chiloquin, Oregon. It's nice to see that four of the five states in this region were in the top ten, with only Alaska missing out. As Alaska only has one railroading museum - The Transportation and Industry Museum of Alaska - it was clearly at a big disadvantage. California, by comparison, has sixteen railroad museums and seven of those made this top ten. I compiled this list by searching for the railroading museums listed on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online. Check out my complete list of Railroading Museums at www.ModelTrainsWithLarry.com.
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