The birthplace of the Big Boy Steam Dream

Special Events

RailGiants Train Museum Hours

RailGiants is open on selected weekends and during The Los Angeles County Fair

RailGiants Train Museum is open on the second full weekend of each month. Our hours of operation are from 10am until 5pm. RailGiants is located in the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, California. During our open house weekends at RailGiants, visitors can walk around all locomotives and railcars and buy train souvenirs in our RailGiants Store in the depot. By walking up stairways into each giant locomotive, you can see into the cabs where engineers and firemen operated these large engines down the tracks of the nation’s rail network. Visitors are welcome to join us while maintenance and rehabilitation work is in progress and ask our volunteer museum staff members any questions.

Admission to the RailGiants Train Museum is always free. During the Los Angeles County Fair event, RailGiants is part of The County Fair, and there is no additional cost to enter RailGiants after purchasing an admission ticket to The County Fair. Any donation to help maintain our equipment is optional, but always welcome. The excellent conditional of our historic railroad equipment is achieved by the generous donations of past visitors and the help of our volunteer members.

Please note: when the scheduled Sunday falls on Easter, the museum will be closed on that Sunday.

Check the Event Schedule page for our current schedule of days and hours.

If you need to make arrangements to see RailGiants Train Museum on a day when we are not normally open, or for filming for television and motion pictures, please send us a message on our Contact Us page, or call the Museum Depot on 909-623-0190.

Los Angeles County Fair

The Fair is held for 16 days, starting on Friday, May 3, 2024, and concluding on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024. RailGiants and the County Fair are closed on some weekdays; check our schedule for specific days. During the County Fair, RailGiants Train Museum is part of the County Fair and is open on every day of the County Fair. However, entry to RailGiants requires purchasing admission to the County Fair. Once inside the County Fair, no additional fees are required to enter RailGiants and see our trains.

Check the Fair's website for complete information regarding fair dates, times, parking, and costs.

Rail Meetings

Join us for monthly for updates, interesting programs about railroads, and visiting with your fellow members. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday or second Friday of each month at 7:30pm. For the most up-to-date information about our schedule of meetings, please refer to our Event Schedule page, or our monthly newsletter, the Observation Platform (O.P.). Any questions, comments, or suggestions about our meetings? Send us a message on our Contact Us page.

Friday, January 10, 2025 – Rail Meeting 7:30pm On Zoom

We moved our Rail Meetings to the internet. See access information below

Spain – Mallorca Railways and Tram Lines Presented by Harvey Laner

Harvey Laner’s first visits to the Spanish island of Mallorca were 6 months apart in November of 1991 and May of 1992. At the time there were two railroads operating on Mallorca.

The Ferrocaril de Soller, a popular tourist electric railway operating from Palma to the northern coastal community of Soller with a three-mile tram line from Soller to the Port of Soller. Amazingly, the Ferrocaril de Soller was still operating the four Carde & Escoriaza motor cars with Brill Trucks and Siemens Schuckert control and electrical gear that were delivered to the railroad in 1929 when the railroad was first electrified. And the original 1912 trams serving the Port of Soller were in service as well.

The other Mallorcan railway, FEVE, the narrow-gauge railway division of the Spanish stateowned railroad RENFE, operated a regional commuter railroad between Palma and Inca, about 20 miles. The line used a fleet of diesel mechanical railcars. Harvey extensively videoed both railroads and has edited the early 1990s footage along with more recent footage taken in June of 2023 when he returned to Mallorca.

The program shows how little the Ferrocaril de Soller has changed in the 30 plus years between visits. And, it shows how much the commuter line between Palma and Inca has changed with the electrification of the line and the addition of two metro lines serving the greater Palma metropolitan area.

This program dives into the fascinating history of Spanish Catalonia and specifically the Balearic Islands and the influence that history had on the railroads, specifically the development of the commuter rail line from Palma to Inca. It’s a rare look into a seldom seen segment of the evolving European transit scene.

How to join our meeting:

  • On your computer’s internet browser, go to: RailMeeting.org (that will take you to the Zoom meeting room).
  • Password: 3450
  • Doors open at 7:15 pm (Pacific Standard Time).
  • Our meeting begins at 7:30 pm, on Friday, January 10, 2025. (Using international time, that’s at 03:30 UTC on Saturday.)

We recommend visiting RailMeeting.org before the meeting to download the most recent version of Zoom software.

Future Monthly Meeting Dates and Topics

Friday
January 10, 2025
Spain – Mallorca Railways and Tram Lines

Tuesday
February 11, 2025
Alaska Railroad

Friday
March 14, 2025
To be announced

Tuesday
April 8, 2025
To be announced