'Powered by Diesel'
Sunday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Tuesday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Thursday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Friday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM
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"Powered by Diesel" explores the creation of diesel engines and their use in trains. Learn about the science behind the engine and why manufactures made the switch from steam power to diesel, as well as the emergence of diesel locomotives on railroads close to San Diego, such as the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (ATSF).
Museum Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. / CLOSED Monday, except for certain special operating days.
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the largest and only accredited scale Model Railroad Museum in the United States. SDMRM has collections of some of the first scale model trains ever to be built in the entire world! Plus, the museum has over 27,000 square feet of exhibiting layouts featuring the world famous Tehachapi Pass Exhibit, Historic San Diego and Arizona Eastern Exhibit, SoCal's Largest N'scale Exhibit, O-Guage Exhibit, and award winning Toy Train Gallery. The museum has extended summer hours.