RailGiants Train Museum
RailGiants Train Museum is a railroad museum of historic trains located at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It dates from 1954. Worth the trip, Disneyland is 21 mi off.
A museum inside Pomona
Summers are hot
July and August highs run 90–92°, and about 71 days a year reach 90°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Pomona
RailGiants Train Museum is inside Pomona, which has 26 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 67–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 10 miles away
Ontario (ONT) has airline service, about 10 miles from RailGiants Train Museum.
Established in 1954
RailGiants Train Museum dates from 1954. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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RailGiants Train Museum
RailGiants Train Museum is a railroad museum of historic trains located at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, United States. It is owned and maintained by the Southern California Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. The museum also operates the Fairplex Garden Railway, a garden railroad which uses G scale model trains. It has over 80 volunteers and from November through July, runs the second Sunday of every month, from 11:00am to 4:00pm, for the general public. The FGRR gears up every year for the L.A. County Fair, its primary show. In December various members run their Christmas trains.
The museum was closed indefinitely in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but after renovations, it reopened in May 2022.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1954
- Wikipedia readers
- 5.1K a year
Overnight near RailGiants Train Museum
For a bed close by, look to Pomona (26) and Anaheim (189), and Los Angeles has the most rooms in the area (841).
Los Angeles
The most places to stay in the area, and a base for a longer trip.
3,869,089 people
37 mi west of RailGiants Train Museum
Compare 9 towns
| Town | From RailGiants Train Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomona | in town | — | 26 12 hotels · 11 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 147,807 | $594K | D |
| Anaheim | 16 mi south | 25 min | 189 149 hotels · 34 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 hostel · 2 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 341,008 | $831K | D |
| Ontario | 10 mi east | 15 min | 68 56 hotels · 12 motels | 187,013 | $608K | C |
| San Dimas | 3 mi northwest | 5 min | 12 7 hotels · 1 motel · 3 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 32,978 | $802K | C |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 12 mi east | 20 min | 28 26 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B | 177,856 | $740K | — |
| Claremont | 4 mi northeast | 5 min | 9 5 hotels · 2 motels · 2 campgrounds | 35,838 | $897K | C− |
| Azusa | 9 mi northwest | 15 min | 12 2 hotels · 6 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 47,447 | $641K | C+ |
| Montclair | 4 mi east | 5 min | 7 2 hotels · 5 motels | 37,563 | $569K | D |
| Los Angeles | 37 mi west | 1 hr | 841 554 hotels · 169 motels · 39 inns & B&Bs · 17 lodges & cabins · 36 hostels · 17 campgrounds · 9 RV parks | 3,869,089 | $921K | D |
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Getting there
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Good to know about RailGiants Train Museum
Is RailGiants Train Museum in Pomona?
Yes. It’s inside Pomona, CA.
When is the best time to visit RailGiants Train Museum?
January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December, with highs of 67–82°.
How far is RailGiants Train Museum from Riverside and Santa Ana?
About 24 miles southeast of Riverside and about 25 miles south of Santa Ana, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to RailGiants Train Museum?
Ontario (ONT), about 10 miles away.
Where should I stay near RailGiants Train Museum?
Anaheim (16 mi, 189 places to stay), Ontario (10 mi, 68 places to stay) and Pomona (in town, 26 places to stay).
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