Bay Area Electric Railroad Assn. dba Western Railway Museum
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Education & Literacy
Location
5848 Highway 12Suisun City, CA 94585 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association is to preserve the regional heritage of electric railway transportation as a living resource for the benefit of present and future generations. To fulfill this mission the Association will promote:
• the study of electric railways, their physical equipment, properties and operations in Northern California and the West;
• the procurement and preservation of historic electric railway equipment, materials and property; and
the display and interpretation of surviving historic equipment, materials and properties.
Description
The Museum restores, conserves and interprets a large collection of electric interurban and street railway equipment. The Museum also has a large archives of corporate records, photographs, and artifacts. Virtually all work is done by volunteers.