Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad Museum

05/14/2025

Mark your calendars for the 1st Annual Salinas Day event! The City of Salinas and its partners are hosting this inaugural event that celebrates Salinas history, community, and the beauty of Salinas. The day will include:

Free Tours

First Mayor’s House
Railroad Museum
California Welcome Center
Activities

Community Resource Fair
Friends of Salinas Public Library Book Sale
Food Vendors
Entertainment
Bounce Houses
Explore Downtown

Take a short walk to downtown and enjoy:
Free Tour of the National Steinbeck Center and Archive Display
Downtown Farmers Market
Small Businesses and Vendors
This event has been made possible through our partners:

California Welcome Center

First Mayor’s House

Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad Museum

National Steinbeck Center

The Steinbeck House

Friends of Salinas Public Library

Salinas City Center Improvement Association

If you have questions about the event, contact:

Guissel Villalobos

[email protected]

831-758-7435

03/23/2025

One of our members caught this southbound Union Pacific ptc test train earlier this week.

12/23/2024

As we near the Holiday Season and the end of the year we want to take a moment to reflect on 2024

We celebrated 25 years of the Railroad Museum!

We want to thank members and volunteers who have dedicated many hours of their time to continue the operation of the Railroad Museum

Interesting in joining our Museum?
Visit: https://www.msvrr.org/membership
For more information

We hope to see you at one of our Open House Events in 2025!
Every first full weekend of the month 10am-4pm

January 4th & 5th
February 1st & 2nd
March 1st & 2nd
April 5th & 6th
May 3rd & 4th
June 7th & 8th
July 5th & 6th
August 2nd & 3rd
September 6th & 7th
October 4th & 5th
November 1st & 2nd
December 6th & 7th
Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
MSVRR

12/22/2024

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Holidays! We hope you will join us this January 4th and 5th, from 10am to 4pm, for our first open house of 2025 at the Monterey & Salinas Valley Rail Road Museum, where just like in these photos, we bring the past and the future together at the REA building in Salinas.

12/06/2024

Join us this weekend for open house.
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 10am-4pm

11/29/2024