Marie A.
7/15/2016
Display of original train history. A Lot of facts and pictures. Worth the visit. It will take you about 20-30+ mins
Folsom Railroad Museum
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198 Wool St
Folsom, CA 95630
The Folsom Railroad Museum is a unique destination located in Folsom, California, featuring a Santa Fe passenger car that serves as the museum office, exhibition area, library, and store. The museum houses a growing collection of railroad artifacts, including date nails, lanterns, rare photographs, and memorabilia, all contributing to the rich history of railroads in the region.
Additionally, visitors can explore a reconstruction of an A-frame turntable, originally erected in 1867, which serves as an intriguing historical feature of the museum. With a meticulously cataloged library of railroad books, many with local significance, the Folsom Railroad Museum offers a comprehensive look into the past of rail transportation.
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Deb N.
9/7/2008
Next to the Chamber of Commerce. http://www.yelp.com/biz/folsom-chamber-of-commerce-and-visitors-center-folsom Bummed it was closed on Friday. Open on the weekends only.
Silviu N.
7/13/2008
Excellent displays of the original patchwork quilts that were brought over by the settlers from the East back in the 1800's. Old remnants of the Pony express and Wells Fargo coach that was a...
cindy b.
3/31/2011
this museum is great and talks about Folsom's really really early railroad history (1855, earliest in the western US). It used to be in a locomotive right next to the old railroad depot, but its...
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