San Diego Model Railroad Museum
SKU: DVD-PNX-SDMRR$24.95
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park houses the largest model railroad exhibit in the United States.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 30 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
The San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park houses the largest model railroad exhibit in the United States. Over a million-and-a-half people have visited this non-profit exhibit since its opening in March, 1982. Four permanent model railroads are on display for the general public to enjoy, each with completed, operating segments and additional segments that are under construction. The four model railroads are the O-Scale Cabrillo and Southwestern, the N-Scale Pacific Desert Lines, the HO-Scale San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway and the HO-Scale Southern Pacific – Santa Fe Tehachapi Line.
This is your chance to get a detailed look at the craftsmanship and finely detailed work that goes into creating a smooth-running and realistic model railroad. Thousands of hours of labor have been poured into these layouts and the results are being showcased using spectacular camera angles both on and off the trains. This exciting program brings America’s largest model railroad exhibit right into your home, complete with music, narration, and dubbed-in railroad sound effects.
Garden Railway Dreamin' 4 - See 5 Railroad Layouts
collinvarney24 –
An Excellent video showing the different model railroads, along with some information about the model trains on the many different model railroad layouts and the many different attractions at San Diego, CA. I liked the Tehachapi Line with Santa Fe and Southern Pacific motive power on freight and passenger trains while climbing the steep mountain grades of Tehachapi Pass plus it’s been a while since I’ve visited the San Diego Model Railroad Museum, during my visits the HO Scale layouts were completed along with a 3-rail toy train gallery for Lionel and MTH trains running. I haven’t seen their G gauge garden railways yet and I think anyone should get this DVD with this good discounted price.
Lloyd –
For the model railroaders who want to see an operating model system from the comfort of the arm chair. 2 HO’s, 1 O scale, & 1 N scale make for an video. Take a close look at the scenery & detail. All excellent work. The only fault I see is the time span. It would be nice if it was a bit longer than 30 minutes.
rickyfreni –
In this 1992 video, there is some fine guitar music during the tour of Balboa park. Inside the main entrance to the museum, there is an actual semaphore signal that was donated by the southern pacific. It’s always activated every 5 minutes. The museum is open from Wednesday-Sunday, and also on the first Tuesday of the Month. An Artist’s Mural of the Santa Fe’s San Diego Depot is included. Back then, the admission for adults were only a pocket change of one dollar and fifty cents, and the kids under 15 can go in for free. A Look inside the Gift Shop is shown. Keep your eyes open for some of the Pentrex tapes included as well as the spines of the 6 part Great Trains of The West series by Simitar, Not to Mention the Great Toy Train Layouts of America by TM Books & Video. Layout 1 is the Cabrillo & Southwestern, Layout 2 is the San Diego & Arizona Eastern, Layout 3 is the Pacific Desert Lines, And Layout 4 is the Tehachapi line. There is also photographed displays, and some more layout construction. Plus a couple of G Scale Layouts.
Overall, It’s a great experience to see What model railroaders, SoCal Railfans, And Visitors and residents could plan what San Diego Has to offer.