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Poway–Midland Railroad

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Poway–Midland Railroad

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14154 Midland Rd, Poway, CA 92064, USA

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The Poway–Midland Railroad is a heritage railroad located in Old Poway Park in Poway, California.

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The group "Poway–Midland Railroad Volunteers, Inc." operates the railroad and was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, operation and maintenance of antique railroad equipment.

Excursions are run each weekend (the 1st and 3rd weekends of each month using a 1907 Baldwin 0-4-0 steam locomotive, except in January or February ). The line has 11 total pieces of railroad equipment. This operation is unusual in that it has a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge.

The Poway–Midland Railroad is owned by the City of Poway and operated and maintained by the Poway–Midland Railroad Volunteers, Inc.

Preserved equipment

  • 1894 Los Angeles Trolley Car
  • 1907 Baldwin Steam Locomotive
  • 1956 Fairmont Speeder
  • 1906 San Francisco Cable Car

    • Historic timeline

  • May 1991 - Initial organization meeting
  • Nov 1991 - Incorporation of the PMRR Volunteers
  • Sep 1991 - Box car arrives on site
  • Apr 1993 - Trolley arrives on site
  • Jun 1993 - Track work completed
  • Jul 4 1993 - Old Poway Park dedication
  • Jul 4 1993 - First passenger carried behind speeder
  • Sep 1994 - First locomotive passenger run
  • Jul 1996 - Record passenger haul (2,500)
  • Jan 1997 - First woman fireman qualified
  • Oct 1997 - San Francisco Cable Car arrives
  • Jul 4 2002 - Turntable dedicated
  • Oct 2004 - Barn expansion dedicated
  • Oct 2009 - Depot dedicated (new ticket office, train shop, and museum)

    • Statistics

  • Total passengers: 425,336 (As of 1 November 2006)
  • Total volunteer hours: 74,492 (As of August 2006)
  • 1,866 passengers July 4, 2005
  • 1,829 passengers Train Song Fest 2006
  • 1,732 passengers Christmas in the Park 2004
  • 1,422 Rendezvous 2005
  • Operation Lifesaver program presented to 20,000+ viewers
  • 40-50 Operations Lifesaver presentations annually
  • 397 active members

    • References

    Poway–Midland Railroad Wikipedia
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