August 29, 2023
Your hard-working volunteers at the Poway Midland Railroad have completed all steps needed for the Baldwin #3 Locomotive to return to service for Saturday September 2nd, […]
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August 17, 2023
Your dedicated Volunteers at the Poway Midland Railroad are monitoring when the rains from Hurricane Hillary, now advancing up the coast of Baja California, will hit […]
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July 16, 2023
From July 5th until (typically) the weekend after Labor Day, 2023, Poway Midland Railroad will conduct our annual Maintenance on the Locomotive. This includes cleaning out […]
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July 2, 2023
Join us for the annual Independence Day celebration in Old Poway Park, and ride the 1907 Baldwin #3 Steam Locomotive. We will operate from 10:00am to […]
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May 18, 2023
Due to staffing shortages caused by ilness, we regret to report we must cancel the afternoon shift this coming Saturday 5/20/23. The Baldwin Steam Locomotive WILL […]
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March 10, 2023
Operations for Saturday, March 11, 10am-2pm Cable Car, will be a “gametime decision”. If our track is too wet to safely operate, we will have to […]
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February 23, 2023
We regret that, due to the heavy rainstorms this weekend, operation on Saturday February 25 and Sunday February 26 have been cancelled. We hope to resume […]
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January 13, 2023
Poway Midland Railroad operators regret to report that the heavy rains coming this weekend mean will not be able to operate. We hope to see you […]
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September 8, 2022
Poway Midland Railroad always focuses on the safety of our passengers and operators above everything. Our planned operation for Saturday, Sept. 10th is cancelled since track […]
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September 7, 2022
Weather permitting, we are delighted to announce the return of our 1907 San Francisco Cable Car to operating service. The Cable Car will operate on Fourth […]
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August 30, 2022
We regret that due to the heat wave in Poway this Saturday 9/3/22 and Sunday 9/4/22, Poway Midland Railroad will NOT operate our usual weekend schedule. […]
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August 21, 2022
We regret to report that due to staffing shortages, Poway Midland Railroad will not operate this weekend, Saturday August 20th and Sunday, August 21st. Please check […]
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June 25, 2022
For the 3-day weekend coming up, Poway Midland Railroad will operate the following equipment: Locomotive Saturday 7/2/22 – 10am to 3:45pm Speeder Sunday 7/3/22 – 11am […]
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February 25, 2022
COMING THIS SATURDAY! Since the Poway Midland Railroad began giving rides, in 1991, over a generation of parents, grandparents, and children of all ages have ridden […]
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February 5, 2022
Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers are delighted to confirm we will resume operation on Saturday, February 12th, 2022. We will run the Cable Car on Saturday, with […]
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January 2, 2022
Happy New Year! Poway Midland Railroad resumes operations this coming Saturday, January 8th. We’ll run the Cable Car, offering rides from 10:00am to 3:45pm. We’d love […]
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November 21, 2021
We are delighted to confirm that we plan to return our 1906 San Francisco Cable Car to service this coming Sunday, 11/28/21. It’s been a long […]
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October 16, 2021
We regret to report that we could not secure enough operating staff for tomorrow’s Speeder event, scheduled for 11am to 2pm Sunday October 17th. We look […]
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September 27, 2021
We are delighted to report that our new batteries have arrived, shown off by Robert-Ann Kliitgard, Mary Cross, and Dennis McInish. They have now been carefully […]
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September 27, 2021
Can’t get enough Halloween? Start a week early with your spookiest costumes and join us at Old Poway Park as the Poway Midland Railroad Runs our […]
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September 24, 2021
Due to staffing shortages, Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers will only be operating this weeked for the Saturday AM shift, 10:00am to 1:00pm, September 25, 2021. We […]
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September 12, 2021
Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers have been working hard to fully restore the Cable Car to operational status. That included replacing all 8 wheels with newly manufactured […]
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September 12, 2021
Due to staffing challenges, Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers much change the Equipment operated this Sunday, September 19th, 2021. Normally a day to run the Locomotive, we […]
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September 9, 2021
Thanks to the author, Ashleigh Bandemere, and the Travel Lemming website for including our wonderful park in their recent article “47 Best Things to Do in […]
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September 2, 2021
Last Fall, Poway Midland Railroad published our first edition of Train Fan Times, filled with news and updates and an in-Memoriam profile.
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August 27, 2021
We regret to advise that due to staffing shortages, we will not be able to operate on Sunday 8/29/2021. We WILL be fully operating on Saturday […]
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August 25, 2021
Your Poway Midland Railroad Volunteers are delighted to announce we have resumed operations as of July 2021. A dedicated group of hard working individuals has devoted […]
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June 28, 2021
The Poway-Midland Railroad will be running from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm on Sunday July 4, 2021. The railroad volunteers have been testing the railroad’s equipment […]
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October 10, 2020
On September 3rd, 2020, the 1894 Los Angeles Yellow Car Trolley departed Poway for the Samuel Slater Museum in Webster, Massachusetts. I encourage everyone to visit […]
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June 23, 2020
The Poway-Midland Railroad will be operating on Sunday July 4, 2021 from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. Railroad volunteers have been testing the railroad’s equipment for […]
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March 12, 2020
Poway Midland Railroad Family, Following local, state, and federal mandates, and in an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of those riding the train […]
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February 1, 2020
The Poway-Midland Railroad’s San Francisco Cable Car received their refurbished trucks (wheels) on Wednesday January 29, 2020. They were sent to be refurbished in June of […]
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May 12, 2016
After years of work restoring our 1906 San Francisco Cable Car, a final exacting and painstaking inspection was made before the car was placed in service […]
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May 12, 2016
Gregg Hoel, a PMRR volunteer, has restored a 1934 Fairmount 2 cycle engine. This engine built by the Fairmount Railway Company was responsible for replacing the […]
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May 12, 2016
Public Information: The 1907 Baldwin Steam Engine, “Old Cantankerous” is in need of a major repair. The boiler, which has powered the locomotive since 1937, needs […]
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May 20, 2016
POWAY, Calif. – If there’s one thing both adults and kids love, it’s trains. And there are four historic ones in San Diego still in operation […]
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September 1, 2017
Due to the extended heat wave across this coming weekend, Sept 2nd &3rd. PMRR operations are canceled both Saturday and Sunday. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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November 8, 2017
Our Steam Loco back on site but is currently out of service. We expect the return to service in early 2018. Meanwhile come ride our Speeder, […]
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