South Coast Railroad Museum

South Coast Railroad Museum
Goleta Depot, part of the museum
Location 300 North Los Carneros Road
Goleta, California
Coordinates 34°26′32″N 119°51′10″W / 34.44222°N 119.85278°W / 34.44222; -119.85278
Type Railroad museum
Website http://www.goletadepot.org

Located in Goleta, California, the South Coast Railroad Museum is a showplace for the Goleta Depot, a 1901 Southern Pacific Railroad train station. The museum also features a miniature train ride, Southern Pacific caboose, and model train set in a panorama of the cities of Goleta and Santa Barbara, California.[1]

The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the California Registry of Historical Resources.

Schedule

The South Coast Railroad Museum is free and open for public viewing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1:00-4:00 pm. The miniature train also runs during those hours.

Location

The museum is located at 300 N. Los Carneros Road in Goleta. From U.S. Route 101, exit onto Los Carneros. At the top of the exit ramp, turn toward the mountains and continue for one half mile. Drive past Calle Real and find parking to your right.[2]

Nearby attractions

The South Coast Railroad Museum is located next to Lake Los Carneros with walking trails and bird watching, the historic Stow House at La Rancho Patera, and other points of interest. [2]


See also

Further reading

  • Lawler, Nan (1981). "Closing the Gap". Railroad History. Bulletin 145: 87–105.
  • Myrick, David F. (1987). "Santa Barbara County Railroads: A Centennial History". Noticias. 33: 22–71.
  • Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 466–467.
  • Sullivan, Steve (1986). "Goleta Depot: A Tribute". In Gary B. Coombs. Those Were the Days: Landmarks of Old Goleta. Goleta, Ca.: Institute for American Research. pp. 35–44.
  • Tompkins, Walker A. (1966). Goleta: The Good Land. Goleta, Calif.: Goleta Amvets Post No. 55.

References

  1. ↑ Coombs, Gary C. (2015). Goleta Depot: The History of a Rural Railroad Station (PDF). Institute for American Research. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 John Dickson's Santa Barbara Attractions Guide: Stow House
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