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There are constant innovations in railroad technology, and today's #TrainFactTuesday is no exception. In 2018, some Japanese trains were programmed to imitate the sounds of a deer snorting 🦌 and a dog barking 🐶 in order to scare away animals that venture onto the train tracks!
Many people have had to celebrate their birthdays a little differently this year...and Thomas the Tank Engine and his pals are no exception! Starting August 17, SDMRM will host Thomas Takeover Week, a virtual 75th birthday party for the trains of Wilbert Awdry's Railway Series 🎉
Thomas needs your help to make his way to Donation Station! We'd love to celebrate the Railway Series' legacy by raising $3,000 before 8/23 so the museum may continue all the programming you know and love through these uncertain times.
Visit sdmrm.org/thomasweek to donate and learn more!
Tomorrow kicks off Shark Week, the renowned week on Discovery celebrating these majestic, powerful creatures 🦈
Anyone know where this little finned friend swims in our museum?
Kids love to ask questions 👨👩👧👦 so we created FREE educational resources to help you answer all of them!
From the mechanics of maglevs 🚅 to the importance of the caboose, to how to draw a locomotive ⬇️ you can find all our educational content at https://www.sdmrm.org/teacher-student-resource
Now THAT's a role model...or, a model on a roll?
Another manic Monday makes us wish we could disappear into this peaceful little layout 😌
This model car in our 3-Railer Room is getting its Friday fuel-up ⛽
In need of a Friday fuel-up of your own? Here's some ideas: 🚴 🎹 🎨 🍷
💭 🌉 The bridge that might have been...Our N-Scale Pacific Desert Line shows a route planned in 1855 through California and Arizona that was never built. We've brought it to life in the museum's smallest scale!
This #TrainFactTuesday, we're going transcontinental! 🌏 The world's longest train ride ventures from Portugal to Vietnam – over 10,000 miles long, 10 trains, and 2 weeks of travel! Sound like the perfect getaway to anyone?
This week we kick off our final session of Virtual Summer Camp 🌤️ and we are grateful to all our campers and their parents for their involvement and support!
Because of the overwhelmingly positive response, we're finding ways to offer interactive model railroading lessons to kids all year round. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks!
We're incredibly grateful for the support of our museum Members ❤️ They give to us, and we give back!
Membership gets you perks like unlimited museum admission, a gift shop discount, opportunities to visit other San Diego museums via membership exchanges, and member-exclusive offers and events. There are virtual events in the works, so keep your eyes peeled!
Join our membership community here ➡️ https://www.sdmrm.org/become-a-member
Balboa Park created this great video highlighting our online offerings, including Iron Women, 75 Years of Thomas, and Virtual Summer Camp!
Watch below and visit our website to see more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTWjickPUWs
Trains are fascinating machines - as a mode of human transportation and as a critical part of the transport of goods in our supply chain. Learn about railroa...
Thank you to Hoa Quach of the Times of San Diego for spreading the word about our interactive and creative Virtual Summer Camps! The final session is next week, and we are excited to host another group of future engineers.
https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2020/07/22/san-diego-model-railroad-museum-hosts-virtual-summer-camps/
San Diego Model Railroad Museum is continuing to run its virtual summer camps through the month of July.
Hmm...There's a lot to keep TRACK of here 😂
Anyone know where this little car waits at the railroad crossing? Guess in the comments 👇
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We miss hosting you in our world of pure imagination and hope to see you soon!
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The globally-beloved Thomas the Tank Engine turns 75 this year! 🎂 You can view this friendly blue engine making his way around the tracks in our Toy Train Gallery.
Learn more about Thomas and his friends in our online exhibit at https://www.sdmrm.org/thomas-and-friends. Listen to stories from the isle of Sodor and dream up an island of your own!
Today is World Emoji Day, and we love the huge variety of train emojis available on phones around the world, including steam 🚂 diesel 🚞 🚉 and newer electric trains like the monorail 🚝 and high-speed "bullet" train 🚅
What's your favorite type of train? Comment its emoji below!
Happy #TrainFactTuesday from SDMRM! Did you know the first steam engine lost a race to a horse 😲?!
On August 28, 1830 engineer Peter Cooper was challenged to race his new engine against a horse-drawn train car. A piece of the engine broke, and the horse crossed the finish line 🏇 However, the race convinced the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to use Cooper's engine, beginning the widespread use of the steam engine in the United States.
🎶Clang, clang, clang went the trolley
Ding, ding, ding went the bell 🔔🎶
The Class 1 Streetcars were created for the 1915 California-Panama Exhibition in Balboa Park and served thousands of San Diegans for nearly 25 years. Our interactive garden layout re-creates how Balboa Park looked during the Exhibition, trolley and all!
Our campers, like Alex K., are getting crafty at HOME this summer! They're sent materials to create their own model railroad, and our education team helps them bring their creative ideas to life.
➡️ Visit https://www.sdmrm.org/summer-camps to register for our final 2 sessions!
Before food delivery 🚴 and drive-thrus 🚗 there were drive-in restaurants, where carhops (waitstaff on rollerskates!) served meals to hungry guests waiting in their cars.
Our little drive-in is modeled on Mels Drive In, a restaurant founded in San Francisco in 1947!
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, museums in San Diego must close for the time being. While all of us at SDMRM are saddened to hear we cannot welcome visitors, we're grateful to all who visited over the holiday weekend and look forward to hosting guests again when it is safe to do so. Stay tuned for updates!
The sudden closure mandate means the San Diego Model Railroad Museum needs your help more than ever. Donation to our GoFundMe will ensure that no matter what, we can continue offering enriching and interactive at-home programming and exhibits to our community during this critical time and well into the future.
https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/sdmrm
Help us raise money to support the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. Your donation helps support our education and exhibit programming
THANK YOU to all our guests that celebrated with us this weekend! We look forward to seeing more smiling (but for now masked!) faces in the future when we can safely reopen for the long term 😷
*This photo was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Happy Fourth of July - and grand reopening day! - from the San Diego Model Railroad Museum 🗽 Visit us before 4 p.m. today to see the American story of railroading told through our unique collection of exhibits.
👉 Visit https://www.sdmrm.org/covid19 to know what to expect and how we're keeping you safe.
As we prepare to reopen our doors, we'd like to say a heartfelt thank-you to our members, whose support helped carry us through months of closure ❤️ We're happy to have you back!
If you're interested in supporting SDMRM through membership and receiving unlimited admission (and MORE!) visit https://www.sdmrm.org/become-a-member
This summer, our education team has taken SDMRM summer camp VIRTUAL! Campers are learning how to build a model railroad, complete with painted trees, buildings and people, all from home. All campers receive two FREE museum passes to use when they're ready to leave the station 🏡
Registration is still open – check out https://www.sdmrm.org/summer-camps for more information!
👉 Museum members receive $10 off
We're excited to welcome guests back to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum on July 4th, and we want to make sure our guests feel comfortable enjoying our exhibits and attractions. Before you stop by SDMRM to blow off some steam, visit https://www.sdmrm.org/covid19 to see what we're doing to keep all our trainspotters safe 🚉 See you soon!
*This picture was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic.
We're reopening! The San Diego Model Railroad Museum will happily open its doors to the public beginning Saturday, July 4. ❤️ To thank our SDMRM members for their generous support, we've partnered with the San Diego History Center and Museum of Photographic Arts for a members-ONLY preview of all three museums on Thursday, July 2 & Friday, July 3 from 11:00am-4:00pm. We're thrilled to have our wheels turning again!
What to expect during your visit: https://www.sdmrm.org/covid19
Dear San Diego Model Railroad Museum Family,
While these are values that we have and are always working on, we feel as a community organization, it is important in light of recent events to express and emphasize our commitment to the organization’s core values.
The museum is dedicated to its diverse community and seeks to be a source of human connectivity.
Sincerely,
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum
☀️Booking Now!☀️ San Diego Model Railroad Museum's Virtual Summer Model Railroad Camp!
Available coast-to-coast from mid-June through the end of July! 🌊⛰️
Visit www.sdmrm.org/summer-camps or contact [email protected] for more information and to secure your place today! 🚂
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SDMRM would like to take this Memorial Day to honor all those who have served and supported our nation, and are no longer with us.
We are grateful to you.
📣 Big News! 🎉 The San Diego Model Railroad Museum's STEAM for SCHOOL is back with more "Trains of Thought"! 🚂🚂
In this episode, we discuss Locomotives. Click the link to watch the full video now! 👉 https://youtu.be/QVZwX-1OdYA 👍
And don't forget, there are three earlier episodes to view - in case you missed them. 📚 Head over to our YouTube Channel for more Educational Videos and don't forget to subscribe! ▶️ ❤️
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The San Diego Model Railroad Museum wants to take this time to thank everyone who has generously donated over the course of the last month.
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Because of YOU, we were successfully able to surpass our GoFundMe goal of $7,500 and become one of the 350 eligible non-profit organizations to receive a $1,000 donation from GoFundMe Charity! Additional gifts given by our supporters, helped the museum raise a combined amount of over $16,000!
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YOU have made an impact. Support made by community members like yourself is essential to fulfilling the museum's mission. This allows SDMRM to continue bringing you public programming and exhibits that everyone may enjoy safely in the near future.
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The San Diego Model Railroad Museum could not have done it without you and we cannot wait to see you again soon!
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In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we would like to send a gracious THANK YOU to all teachers, educators and school communities!
Teachers change lives and play such an incredible role in inspiring curiosity, discovery and learning for our children. One memorable teacher can make a long-term difference for the rest of a child's life.
We particularly want to send a special shout-out to our very own Education Staff at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum - Julia and Eddie! Their dedication, expertise, creativity and love of education energizes the entire museum and the San Diego community. It's a privilege to recognize you both and all that you do!
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Happy Hump Day!
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We hope this train joke brings you a little cheer and helps get you through the middle of the week.
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Also, can you guess which San Diego Model Railroad Museum club layout is featured in this picture? Let us know in the comments below!
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Now THAT's a role model...or, a model on a roll?
This model car in our 3-Railer Room is getting its Friday fuel-up ⛽ In need of a Friday fuel-up of your own? Here's some ideas: 🚴 🎹 🎨 🍷
SDMRM likes to party during the Holiday season! 🎄🎄 Ales N’ Rails is the museum’s annual fundraiser complete with 🍺 Beer tasting, 🥁 🎷 Live music and of course - Trains! 🚂🚂 This year will be our 6th annual Ales N' Rails! http://ow.ly/rvfw50zjxcg . . . What are some of your favorite local brews? We want to support the San Diego community by highlighting last year's beer vendors who graciously donated their time and🍺 to help us. . Please check out our beloved partners below and consider supporting them by picking up or scheduling a food or drink delivery today! . Mike Hess Brewing Company Societe Brewing Company Boochcraft Kairoa Brewing Company Pizza Port Brewing Company California Tap Room AleSmith Brewing Company Mikkeller Brewing San Diego The Homebrewer Modern Times Beer Kensington Brewing Company Waypoint Public Station Tavern and Burgers . . . #funraiser #alesnrails #sdmrm #sandiegomodelrailroadmuseum #beer #sandiego #community #train #trains #sandiegobeer #sdbeer #balboapark #craftbrew #holidayfundraiser #supportlocal #fundraiser TikiTronic Mid Century Museum of Beer Mona Lisa Italian Foods San Diego Mesa College
Looking for cooking inspiration? We at SDMRM tried out another Harvey Girl recipe - Scrambled Fruit Pie! A unique and delicious dessert for you railfans out there. . Don't forget to check out more recipes and send us your own results! You can find a select few here:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cb8b2c9797f746f05a5d090/t/5e9794e0206e6923abe6fedf/1586992369951/Harvey+Girls+Recipes.pdf . . #sdmrm #balboapark #sandiego #sandiegomuseum #museum #sdmuseums #museums #community #familyfun #familyengagement #sandiegomodelrailroadmuseum #harveygirls #museumathome #sdmuseumathome #familyfriendly #trains #train #railfan #onlineeducation #harveygirltakeover #harveygirlhungry #womenshistory #herstory #ourstaffareamazingcooks
Imagine it's 1875. You’re traveling west on the Santa Fe Railroad and you’re starving. Where do you go to get some grub? You’ll have to head to the local saloon and pray they have something that at least resembles food. Now, it’s 1876 and you’re continuing your trip west. The train stops and what’s that? A Harvey House! As you enter the doors you are greeted by the smell of fresh baked muffins, tables dressed with white linen tablecloths, and hostesses, all cleanly dressed, attractive, and certainly of good character. . So, what exactly could you eat at the Harvey Houses? Each Harvey House had its own menu, but they all shared one thing: quality. Prior to the Harvey Houses opening up, each traveler was on their own for finding a meal. This led to many low grade saloon dinners, or whatever could be scraped together. After Fred Harvey opened his hotels and restaurants, travelers were treated to freshly made meals, baked goods, and coffee. . Our own SDMRM staff took the time to try and make some of these Harvey Girl recipes, as you can see here in this video - Blueberry Muffins La Posada made by our own Curator of Collections, Margaret Harris! . Check out more recipes, try them out and send us your results! . You can find a select few here: http://ow.ly/bGqK50zftba and stay tuned as we post more that our very own staff made! . #sdmrm #balboapark #sandiego #sandiegomuseum #museum #sdmuseums #museums #community #familyfun #familyengagement #sandiegomodelrailroadmuseum #harveygirls #museumathome #sdmuseumathome #familyfriendly #trains #train #railfan #onlineeducation #harveygirltakeover #harveygirlhungry #womenshistory #herstory #ourstaffareamazingcooks
Kick off the new year with a visit to SDMRM! 🚂 Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7th is the first Free Tuesday of 2020 🎉 General admission is FREE to residents of the City and County of San Diego, and to active military personnel and their dependents. *Please be prepared to present a photographic ID with your address #sdmrm #freetuesday #sandiego #balboapark #modeltrains
We had an awesome time at Ales N' Rails this year! Thank you to all the participating breweries, food suppliers, entertainers, sponsors and guests who attended. Everyone made the event that much more fun 🤗 We can't wait for next year! Here are a few highlights from the night courtesy of The Museum of Beer 👇
Only 30 days left until Ales N’ Rails 🍻🚂 Have you purchased your tickets yet? 🎟 View our events for more information 📲
The San Diego 3-Railers are bringing Halloween to the SDMRM Toy Train Gallery next week. But the creatures a beginning to make their appearance.
How ‘bout two Santa Fe diesels to get your Monday rolling?
Did you know that Plaster City, CA has the last industrial narrow-gauge in the US? The narrow-gauge railroad is 3 feet between the rails, and it’s owned and operated buy the United States Gypsum Company.
Can you find Waldo?
We love the loop action at the San Diego & Arizona Eastern layout!
Amtrak passing through Cliff.
Watching trains on a Thursday is a perfect way to get ready the weekend!
Speeding through the Toy Train Gallery!
All that ice is looking really good right now! It’s perfect weather for snow cones!!
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the San Diego & Arizona Railway by visiting our “Living the Impossible” exhibit. The exhibit is a collection of artifacts, photos, and model trains that tell the stories of the Impossible Railroad!
Looks like we caught Superman watching the trains go by on the O-scale exhibit!
Burlington Northern and two Great Northern engines passing through!
Are you ready for some model railroading fun? We’ll be here until 5:00 pm today.
We are loving this view!
We caught the Pacific Desert Line operating on the N scale layout last week!
Our campers were putting the finishing touches on their layout today. It’s looking good!!
We love watching the Santa Fe go by!!
How about an aerial view of the our Tehachapi layout operated by the La Mesa Model Railroad Club?
Yup. It’s Monday, but here are some trains from our Toy Train Gallery. The gallery is operated by the San Diego 3-Railers!
More fun times at the 3-Rail Toy Train Gallery!!
It’s almost time for the All Gauge Exhibit to put its trains away until the fall. Although we are super sad to see the exhibit go, we will be opening a brand new exhibit “Living the Impossible” which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the San Diego & Arizona Eastern!! Make sure to stop in this weekend to see the All Gauge Exhibit one last time for this season!!
Santa Fe on the Cabrillo Southwestern layout!
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