Visit the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum with So.CA.TA

  • Saturday January 11th we will undertake a trip that will have several purposes: explore bus and rail services for San Bernardino and environs, visit the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum (http://www.sbdepotmuseum.com/) at the historic Santa Fe Depot plus have lunch at Molly’s, a 50s style café (http://www.mollyscafe66.com/). The two departure options from Union Station on the San Bernardino Metrolink route (http://www.metrolinktrains.com/schedules/line/name/San%20Bernardino/service_id/1146.html) are 9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. The earlier group will do some bus riding after deboarding while the latter will ride straight to the Depot. After meeting up circa 12:20 p.m. there will be a museum tour followed by a short bus trip to have lunch than there will be an option to do further riding on Omnitrans (http://www.omnitrans.org/) before returning on Metrolink. Those who wish to come back earlier can take trains departing at 3:35 p.m. and 4:55 p.m. Metrolink weekend day passes are $10. An Omnitrans day pass is $4 ($1.85 for senior/disabled). We will meet up at the fish tank in the east portal building at Union Station.

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