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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are some things that all kids seem to be fascinated with. Trains are definitely one of them! We have been anxious to check out the Railroad Museum and finally did for the first time on...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome times at the railroad museum. A must when in old Sacramento
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very neat, overall. The museum fits in with the area due to being situated on the river and the train tracks nearby. The displays are nicely presented. There are good photos and various artifacts on...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely worth a visit. Even if you're not a train enthusiast, this place will turn you into one. Plenty has been said here about the exhibits, but I think the facility deserves top marks as well....
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Little boys love this place (and little girls too). There are train tables upstairs that the toddler/preschool set can play with and socialize. Of course you must know train table etiquette...no...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off, if you haven't been inside the museum you shouldn't be reviewing the place based solely on the gift shop. It'd be like reviewing Aqua restaurant after walking in off the street and using...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was an amazing experience. I was there with my 3 kids and all of us couldn't get enough of it. I wish I could spend a few days there.The real trains, the toy trains, the description of the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a kid, I had a small train/railroad collection. I never really appreciated it too much and would rather play with Legos and TMNT action figures. Similar to how I was as a kid, I hadn't paid too...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
World class. A must see!
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As a mom of boys, I get to play with trains a lot. Train table, Thomas the Tank Engine books, Mexican dominos with trains... you get the idea. So, when we came to Old Sac to play and saw the museum,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Visiting Sac for a day and we were debating whether to check this out and we were glad we did! We expected to be bored from reading about the history and seeing old photos, but lo and behold there...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was awesome! I had an afternoon to kill, wandered in here and loved it. There are massive trains in this building, many that you can walk through with displays of dishes and clothing....
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love trains. I long for the times when I used to take 24 hour train rides, in the comfort of my own cabin. Ah, good times.It was good seeing the locomotives and knowing the history behind CA...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When in Sac town go here. The kids will love it. I thought it might be a little boring, but I was so wrong. Wait til you see the biggest locomotion ever. Lots of cool trains and history. Wow, how...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So much fun, so informative, and very historical! Seeing all these old trains is one of the coolest experiences I've ever had, and the museum staff seemed genuinely excited when my boyfriend and I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was reluctant to go to this museum but I'm happy I went. The first floor is filled with real, life size train cars, some of which you can board. Even though I'm not a train fan, I was impressed...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We didn't actually go into the museum but we did take a ride on the steam train. Only $8 for a 40 minute ride. We couldn't pass it up! The tracks are right along the Sac River so it was a nice, scenic...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A cool train museum in Old Town Sacramento. The docents are informative and entertaining.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was most certainly one of my favorite places as a child. My father would take me here every year for my birthday. It's pretty cool being able to walk into all the train cars, but it teaches you a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I used to work in a different train museum, we had a term for the type of people who would come to a place like this: Foamers. People SO INVOLVED WITH TRAINS and railroad history they would...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, I am not all that interested in railroads, but I seem to be the hour and a half I spend in here. This place has an awesome layout with cars and engines from many different eras that you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My child could not POSSIBLY love this place more!! I almost dread taking him there, because it's SO hard to get him to leave! But, we have a great time every time we go. You can take the Amtrak from...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably one of the top 5 railroad museums I've been to in my life. Huge displays of actual trains and a great way to learn about the history of the rails in our country (and specifically the role...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This museum is inexpensive ($8 for an adult) and very cool. The sleeper and dining cars were my favorite, although we did go on a day during spring break and someone's rowdy children were disturbing...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was kidnapped by my two bro's army of kids here. The visit wasn't that bad for me, yet alittle interesting. At least my nephews had fun i guess.
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A fantabulous place to take the kids, especially toddlers enamored of "Thomas the Train". On a rainy day like today (read: no chance to go to the park), it was the perfect spot to let my 2 y.o. let...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like trains? Don't care about trains? Whatever--go here. It's like that math class in high school, or that bio class in college. You thought you hated the subject but if you get the right...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Extremely cool. Lots of history and lots of really huge engines and carriages in this place. They've done it up quite nicely.They also offer tours every hour or so, which gives a good introduction.The...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
WOW! Great family activity, What an unexpected delight! We enjoyed a few hours out of the Sacramento heat, exploring the great history of the railroad beginings. My toddler even sat long enough to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a very high quality and large train museum with items of interest for all ages...from numerous full-sized restored train cars down to the tiny details of original period dishes and more....
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sacramento's train museum will always hold a special place in my heart for the awe-inspiring afternoons I spent there as a 4-8 year old with my mom (who would make the bi-annual pilgrimage from the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I visited this museum for the second time a few weeks ago. If you like trains, especially steam trains, and railroad history you shouldn't miss this place. The engines and rolling stock are in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went here about three times. It's fun. Ok, it's boring. If you like history or trains it is cool. It's a train museum. If that is how you want to spend your afternoon, then this is a good place...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet museum. Especially nice to check out when it is so blistering hot outside. I totally dig the old menus of what food you could get served in the dining car back in the day. People really lived...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I know there are tons of train museums... but this w as the first one that I went too when I was a wee-little-thing. Trains trains!!! history on trains, trains you can walk through, small trains, big...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. Been here like a bajillion times but it never gets old. Got to introduce my non-Sacramentan husband to it and now he loves it too!Super cool to go through the train with the sleeper...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Though you might hesitate to pay an $8 admission fee "to look at trains", I guarantee you that you won't regret it... those fees are probably what keeps this State Parks-run museum feeling like you...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK, so going here was my Dad's idea and he had more fun than anyone. I must say that I was actually impressed. I liked the fact that you could go inside the old railroad cars and see what they were...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Choo choo! I don't know much about railroad museums, but this gets 5 stars. Situated next to the vast Sacramento Locomotive Workshop, and Amtrak, this is railroad central. The museum has several...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is THE museum to go to for all of us train fanatics (or evensemi-fanatics). There are 10-13 (?) full sized train cars of differenttypes and vintages on display. You can walk through and evenin...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty neat. I espeically like the fact that it is nestle in old town sac. It definitely adds to the ambiance of the place. I only give it 4 stars as I have seen more more extensive railroad museums,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I went to the Calif. State Railroad Museum based on my friend saying it was good. I liked it enough. My husband and I spent about 1.5hrs there.We went on Sat 5/13/06 and it was a warm...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2006
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If you are visiting Sacramento or if you live here, you gotta go to this Museum. Visitors will love all the real trains that the kids and parents can aboard and actually feel what it was like to be o...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Conveniently located in Old Town Sacramento, this museum will appeal to train enthusiasts of all ages. There are presentations, interpretive exhibits and reconstructed railroad cars. My younger...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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