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
The Chair Car offered the traveling public an improvement over the accommodations found in a typical coach
As the local streetcar systems struggled in the late 1910's and 20's to keep marginal car lines operating they turned to one-man Birney Safety Cars to minimize operating expenses. PE acquired 69 of these cars.
A classic 'Huntington Standard', the car that Los Angeles grew up with. At one time, Los Angeles Railway owned 747 cars of this type.