Santa Susana Depot Museum and Model Railroad in Simi Valley
The Santa Susana Depot and Museum on the east end of Simi Valley is a great place to take the kids on a weekend. The Museum is open and the scale model railroad is captivating. This is a real 1903 Southern Pacific Railroad Depot located previously at Los Angeles Avenue and Tapo Street that was relocated here off of Kuehner Road in 1973. It is Ventura County Historical Landmark 29. There is a park next to the depot and just around the corner is Corriganville Park for hiking.
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Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley
My kids enjoy climbing into and onto the large sandstone rocks at Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley. There's also a nice sized play area at this park. A big added bonus is the Santa Susana Railroad Depot and Museum that is part of the park, just a short walk from the main parking area.
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Santa Susana Train Depot and Museum 365 Things To Do in Simi Valley
Santa Susana Train Depot and Museum is on the east end of Simi Valley. The museum is the original depot that was located at Tapo street and Los Angeles Ave and remained in service from 1904 till 1963. In the early 1970s the depot was closed for good, sold to the park district and then moved to its present location at 6503 Katherine Ave in East Simi Valley.
The site is also the location of The Santa Susana Railroad Historical Society which operates and maintains an HO scale model railroad.
Model train at Santa Susana Depot Museum & Model Railroad
Simi Valley, CA, February 2, 2019.
Model train at Santa Susana Depot Museum & Model Railroad
Simi Valley, CA, February 2, 2019.
Passport 2 History Show (Episode 2) - Santa Susana Railroad Depot
In episode 2, the Passport 2 History team visits the Santa Susana Railroad Depot & Museum in Simi Valley! Learn about the history and significance of this railroad station to Simi Valley and Los Angeles as a whole. Hear the stories from Tom Bergh, Museum Director. See a room-size train garden by the Santa Susana Railroad Historical Society's model railroad club. Angel Felix hosts. For more information about Santa Susana Railroad Depot visit: For more information about Passport 2 History, visit:
Things to do in Simi Valley Rancho Santa Susana Park
365 things to do in Simi Valley. This is a free activity. The walking and jogging track at Rancho Santa Susana Park at Stearns and Los Angeles Ave. The track us just under a mile long and is a great place to come down and get some excercise.
Old corral in Santa Susana Hills
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22001 Santa Susana Pass Road
Amtrak & Metrolink in Santa Susana Pass!
Located in northwest Los Angeles county, The Santa Susana state historic park with its tunnels and sandstone cliffs, provides a great backdrop to Amtrak and Metrolink. Created with Corel VideoStudio.
Corriganville Park in Simi Valley
Corriganville Park is located at 7001 Smith Road, off of Kuehner in Simi Valley. The park is 206 acres of trails, beautiful sandstone peaks, picnic areas and history. From 1937 to 1965, thousands of Western films at the Corrigan Movie Ranch, which was destroyed in the 1970s from fires. All that is left are the concrete slabs and exterior walls of a barn. A beautiful and peaceful setting you will find here.
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HO Model Railroad Club of Simi Valley
In the Santa Susana Depot Museum
Old Santa Susana Stage Road - Rockgarden - Simi Valley, CA
This is a fun techincal rockgarden that you can ride down located on the other side of Santa Susana Pass Rd in Simi Valley, CA. Its harder than it looks in the video and there are some other trails you can ride along once you get to the bottom. You will end up in Chatsworth if you keep going. Its also longer than the video makes it seem since I had to edit out all the walking parts!
Check out our review of the Old Susana Stage Road Trail.
Trail location
This was filmed with the GoPro Hero and HD 2 cameras using the K-Edge Go Big handlebar mount and saddle mount on a 2013 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp Evo and 2012 Giant Trance X3.
Simi Valley Attractions - StayInSimi.com
History, pageantry, hiking and biking trails, golf courses and of course the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum are just part of what you can see and do in stunning Simi Valley California.
Visit the Air Force One Pavilion, tour Air Force One and see the Presidential Motorcade.
Built in 1903, the Santa Susana Train Depot served passengers and farmers for nearly 60 years.
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Simi Valley California | Trip Vlog
I spent my Thanksgiving in Simi Valley California with some friends and I just had to do a little filming with my drone in this beautiful valley. Did some shopping and the tourist thing including a visit to the Reagan Library. Vlog filmed with a Sony a5100 and the DJI Phantom 4 drone both at 30 fps, 1080p and edited in Final Cut Pro X.
Fun Facts: The city of Simi Valley is situated in the southeast corner of Ventura County, California, United States. 30 miles (48 km) from Downtown Los Angeles, Simi Valley is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The city is adjacent to Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth. The city's 2014 population has been estimated at 126,871, up from 111,351 in 2000. The city of Simi Valley is surrounded by the Santa Susana Mountain range and the Simi Hills, west of the San Fernando Valley, and northeast of the Conejo Valley. It is largely a commuter bedroom community feeding the larger cities in Ventura County to the west and the Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley to the east.
Velocipede Hand Car @ Santa Susana Depot Museum
SantaSusana Depot Museum docent Curt demonstrates how to use a Velocipede Hand Car during the Museum's 10 year Anniversary celebration last month of being open to the public. This vehicle was built in 1880 and was used by railroad officials to inspect portions of the railroad lines.
The Depot was built in 1903 is beautifully restored and visitors will be treated to displays of artifacts, photographs and reproductions such as the station agent's office.
A 53' x 25' scale model railroad layout is a must see!
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Holt's go to San Diego's Tall Ships and Model Railroad Museum
A really cool Model Railroad museum the Holt's went to.
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PCMC HO Scale model train club Simi Valley.
Suisun City(Fairfield), CA Train Depot
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Suisun/Fairfield station is an Amtrak station in Suisun City, California, close to the city of Fairfield, served by the Amtrak Capitol Corridor commuter rail line between Auburn and San Jose through Oakland. The station is used by commuters from the exurban satellite city to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. The station is under the State Route 12 overpass.
The current station opened in March 1914 and is the second depot to serve these two towns. The one story wood frame depot is one of two dozen “colonnade style” stations erected by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The design takes its name from the Tuscan columns used in the long porch that stretches out along the platform. Beneath its wide roof, passengers are protected from inclement weather. The colonnade style mixed elements of Colonial Revival and Arts and Crafts architecture.
In the 1970s, the depot fell into disrepair, but in the 1990s, in an effort to create a more inviting gateway to town, the Suisun City Redevelopment Authority gained control of the structure and used state transportation funds to carry out a full rehabilitation, which included a new landscaped courtyard.
Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Suisun-Fairfield was the 22nd-busiest in 2012, boarding or detraining an average of about 549 passengers daily. Enjoy!! Shot 2/26/14
Santa Susana Field Lab from Sage Ranch
Looking out at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory from the Sage Ranch Loop Trail, above Simi Valley CA. I should clarify what I say in the video - the 1959 nuclear accident didn't occur right on the very spot you're looking at. The laboratory grounds are quite large, and I think the building that housed the reactor was actually over on the other side of the mountain tops. There is, however, a NASA-managed soil cleanup in progress right now, which is why you see construction equipment. I'd guess that's for toxic chemicals dumped back in the rocket engine development days.