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The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood - SPCRR

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The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood operated by The Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources "SPCRR" a non-profit 501(c). Parking is free!

The Railroad Museum at Ardenwood is operated by the Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources 501(c)

We preserve and interpret 19th Century Railroad Technology used by South Pacific Coast Railroad and Carter Brothers Railroad Builders. The purpose of the organization is to preserve and interpret 19th Century narrow gauge railroading as it was practiced by the South Pacific Coast R

ailroad, and in our region for the education and enjoyment of the public. In our collection we have over 20 pieces of railroad equipment, some of which built locally by the Carter Brothers Shops in Newark, CA. We restore historic Railroad Equipment and provide historic railroad car patterns and castings to museums across the country! Ask us about our projects or how we can help with your historic needs! Restoration and preservation is only one part of our organization. We also provide the public education in local railroad history, tradition, and the evolution of rail transportation technology. Make plans today to visit the Railroad Museum at Ardenwood – SPCRR
in Fremont, California.

05/29/2026

Calling all Baldwin Locomotive Works and Japanese narrow gauge enthusiasts! We are actively seeking any official mechanical records and documents from the manufacture of our Kiso No. 9 locomotive. Obtaining high quality copies of these documents is critical to our restoration process proceeding.

If you or a loved one have been affected by Baldwin-itis, and possess information on 1929 BLW records (specifically on build 60873), know of any "6 10 1/3" class 0-4-2 drawings, or Imperial Forest Bureau/ Kiso Forest Railway records, we want to hear from you! We are already reaching out to official archives, but you never know who has collected what in the railroad community.

Please share this post with any steam friends and groups to help us reach the corners of the globe where these records may have ended up!

05/22/2026

It's the last day to order tickets online before Rail Fair! You can still get tickets day-of, but why wait?

This year's SPCRR exhibition will include a parade of Carter Brothers cars under going restoration, and the Kiso No. 9 will be back out on display - but not looking like this! We've got the whole locomotive stripped down to the bare metal, which is a great opportunity to come and learn how steam trains work, or how we are approaching our refurbishment process.

SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND!!

Tickets here: https://spcrr.org/rail-fair

05/12/2026

We have SO MANY exciting friends coming to Rail Fair next weekend! In addition to our model train layouts and our own museum displays, other museums from across the region will be sharing exhibits of their own.

NEW THIS YEAR: Transit! Representatives for ACE, Gold Runner, and CA High Speed Rail will be at Rail Fair. Stop by and say hi and see what's new with your local and state transit network.

Advance tickets are available! https://spcrr.org/rail-fair

05/09/2026

Dreaming of the day we get all three of these up to steam at the same time...

Happy Train Day from all of us at SPCRR! While we aren't doing anything special on this specific day, Rail Fair is only 2 weeks away!! We hope to see you then!

05/06/2026

Rail Fair is coming up fast! Over the next few weeks we'll be highlighting some of our exhibitors for 2026, starting with our model train layouts! Bay Area Garden Railway Society, Golden State Toy Trains, Central Coast On3, and the Diablo Pacific Shortline will all be displaying model trains for visitors throughout the Memorial Day 3-day weekend.

Tickets are available for presale! https://spcrr.org/rail-fair
Walkup sales are also available.

04/26/2026

RAIL FAIR is Memorial Day weekend, only a month away ~ May 23-25! Along with our new locomotive pulling our trains, we'll have some new attractions and exhibitors, which we'll be announcing up until the event. Our museum staff will also be pulling out some of our more delicate rail artifacts out for display and presentation. Stay tuned for more info!

Ticket are available now: https://spcrr.org/rail-fair

04/10/2026

Spring has sprung! Here are your key event dates for the spring season. You can also keep track of what's going on at SPCRR in our new calendar: https://spcrr.org/calendar

04/08/2026

We will be running special Saturday train rides for the annual sheep shearing at Ardenwood on April 18th

04/07/2026

Take 2! Train rides start THIS Thursday April 9th!

See you at Ardenwood for another great year of train rides and farm vibes.

04/01/2026

Due to unforeseen issues, we will have to delay opening by a few days. We apologize for the confusion and delay!

Address

34600 Ardenwood Boulevard
Fremont, CA
94555

Opening Hours

Thursday	10:15am - 2:45pm
Friday	10:15am - 2:45pm
Sunday	10:15am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+15105442797

Website

http://www.spcrr.org/, https://spcrr.start.page/

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