Welcome to the Orange Empire Railway Museum
The non-profit Orange Empire Railway Museum has been preserving Southern California’s railway history since 1956. Home to over 200 historic railway cars and locomotives from Los Angeles and the West, the museum’s 90-acre site in Perris, California is open to the public 363 days a year. Railway trains operate every weekend- come experience a day of family fun exploring the large grounds and riding the trains and trolleys that helped create the Southern California we know today. Check out our calendar for a listing of special events, including steam train operations.
Museum News & Announcements
September 12, 2012 - 18:51
By MARK EADES THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Railroad fans who are also Disney fans looking for a fun out of town trip need go no further than the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA.
The museum boasts one of the largest collections of Pacific Electric Red Cars, similar to the ones that now run at Disney California Adventure....
December 15, 2011 - 17:34
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce a two-tiered, two-year Founders’ Circle donation program for 2012 and 2013. This special program will raise funding to support and enhance Museum operations. “We are looking for a few committed members to join me in wrapping our arms around the organization to secure our day to day operations into 2014...
Featured Cars
California St. Cable Railway car number 43 was built in 1906 and operated in San Francisco until the mid 1950s, when it was sold to Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California.
This car is a self-propelled crane car (a.k.a. "derrick") that operated in Los Angeles for more than 50 years.
These 1961 Diesel Road-Switchers ended up working in the Los Angeles Harbor area after they were retired by SP.