Lomita Railroad Museum

The Lomita Railroad Museum is a museum in Lomita, California devoted to California railroad history during the steam era.

Lomita Railroad Museum
Established1966
Location2137 West 250th Street
Lomita, California
Coordinates33°47′54″N 118°19′7″W
TypeRailroad museum
Websitehttp://www.lomita-rr.org

It was founded by Irene Lewis in the early 1960s on a single lot in the middle of a residential part of Lomita, and had its grand opening on June 23, 1967.[1] The museum building is a replica of a 19th-century depot, Boston & Maine's Greenwood Station that once stood in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and there is a full size replica of a water tower. The museum grounds now function as a small public park.

Rolling Stock

The museum's collection includes:

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