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Get Behind the Scenes at a Working Railway Museum

By Ellen Braunstein , Community Writer
January 24, 2017 at 12:22pm. Views: 241

ALL>> Get "Behind the Scenes" on Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, where volunteers operate, maintain and restore the West's largest collection of vintage rail cars. At this annual all-day event, visitors get special access and tours of locomotives, passenger and freight cars, streetcars, interurban electric cars and artifacts dating back to 1870. The community is invited to bring the family for a fun and fascinating day. Activities at "Behind the Scenes" will feature tours and special equipment operations. Visit Ruffulo Carhouse 7, a restoration shed filled with trains and trolleys that is not usually open to the public. Get special access to the pit where you can go underneath a street car and see how it works. For an additional fee, get behind the throttle (under supervision) and run a real locomotive. Those who attend can also enjoy other special equipment. Behind the Scenes coincides with Steam Weekend so participants see a real steam locomotive in operation and get to ride behind the powerful VC No. 2. Admission includes unlimited rides on other classic passenger trains and streetcars of Southern California's railroad past. The gated event supports museum operations and the continued restoration of historic rail cars and rail line. Admission is free to members. Admission for nonmembers is ages 12 and up, $12, children 5 to 11, $8, children 4 and under are free. The address is 2201 S. "A" St., Perris, CA. Visit www.oerm.org or call (951) 657-2605 for any additional info.

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