Come mid-October I'll be driving down to LA from Seattle and then flying back to help a friend move. I have a week's worth of time and besides Sacramento and Portland, I was curious where else I should stop for rad railroad museums and really anything at all that'd be interesting to see in person!
Here are several options:
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