The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum is a railroad museum in Campo, California , on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway line. The museum also owns and manages a railroad depot in La Mesa, California .
26-769: Since 1986, the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum operates all-volunteer train excursions from the restored 1916 Depot in Campo , in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California . These trains are powered by vintage diesel-electric locomotives. The facility sits on a 140 acres (0.57 km) property. The museum also has approximately 90 historic railroad cars and locomotives on display, including five steam locomotives , eighteen diesel locomotives and many other pieces of rolling stock. A large display building houses part of
52-399: A Pacific Fruit Express reefer car, and a Southern Pacific Railroad caboose. Campo, California Campo ( Spanish for "Field") is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California , United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 United States census , up from 2,684 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes,
78-499: A census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California . The population was 648 at the 2020 United States census , down from 656 at the 2010 census . State Route 94 connects Potrero by road west to San Diego and east to Campo . Potrero is Spanish for 'pasture land'. Its closest neighbor is Tecate , Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
104-484: A September 9, 2004 San Diego Union Tribune article, foster care activist Father Joe Carroll proposed building a foster camp for children here. The proposed name was, "Promiseland Ranch," and the proposed facility would encompass about 600 acres (2.4 km ). Although the project was approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2008, it has since been abandoned for lack of funds. Campo is near the official southern terminus of
130-516: A cooperative tribal government microwave backbone from Pala . 31360 State Route 94: federal records report three schools in Campo. The schools are: About 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north in Cameron Corners, Campo Elementary (K-6) is located at 1654 Buckman Springs Rd. This is considered in Campo for postal addresses. Potrero, California Potrero ( Spanish for "Pasture") is
156-399: A population of 2,684. The population density was 114.3 inhabitants per square mile (44.1/km ). The racial makeup of Campo was 2,083 (77.6%) White , 794 (29.6%) Latino , 114 (4.2%) African American , 90 (3.4%) Native American , 31 (1.2%) Asian , 6 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 248 (9.2%) from other races , and 112 (4.2%) from two or more races. The Census reported that 2,499 people (93.1% of
182-479: Is about seven miles (11 km) east along State Route 94 in the Campo Valley. It extends nine miles (14 km) to the north and beyond Interstate 8 . The eastern portion of the reservation is about 4.75 miles (7.64 km) in an east–west dimension and includes the community of Live Oak Springs . The tribal government has been reported in the news media to provide wireless Internet service to members over
208-588: Is home to three museums: The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum , the Motor Transport Museum and the Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store . A CDF fire station is located at 31577 State Route 94. The 1998 Cameron Corners, California 7.5-minute quadrangle plots the station near Dewey Place and SR 94. A Southern California Automobile Association map, believed to be c. 1910–1930, shows a business named "Dewey Store" in Cameron Corners. The business
234-503: Is plotted on the north side of SR 94 just east of County Road S1. This may be a variant name of Dewey Place. There is a county road maintenance station on Forrest Gate Road and a county fire station at Jeb Stewart Road and Parker Road. Large employers in the area include US Department of Homeland Security Border Patrol and the San Diego County, California Probation, Juvenile Ranch Facility, (population 250). According to
260-532: The Pacific Crest Trail , a recreational hiking and equestrian trail extending 2,650 miles (4,260 km) north to the Canada–United States border . An unnamed private air strip is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) at 332 degrees off true north at 32°39′35″N 116°30′08″W / 32.65972°N 116.50222°W / 32.65972; -116.50222 . The name of the field is not listed in
286-711: The San Diego and Arizona Railway ). Freight operations are currently embargoed (not offered) by the Carrizo Gorge Railway (currently the Pacific Imperial Railroad ), while passenger operations are operated by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. The Railroad Museum shows an address of 750 Depot Street and is located near (NAD83) 32°36′50″N 116°28′19″W / 32.61389°N 116.47194°W / 32.61389; -116.47194 . There are at least two tribal areas included in
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#1732779541399312-502: The United States Census Bureau has defined Campo as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The CDP includes three distinct settlements: Campo , Cameron Corners and Morena Village . Cameron Corners is about one mile (1.6 km) north of Campo. Morena Village is located several miles further north, just east of Morena Dam . These communities all use Campo postal addresses and
338-486: The United States Census Bureau , the CDP covers an area of 23.5 square miles (60.7 km ), 99.97% of it land, and 0.03% of it water. It is 50 miles (80 km) southeast of San Diego . Campo has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csa ) with hot, dry summers and cool, relatively wet winters. The diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year. The 2010 United States census reported that Campo had
364-594: The ZIP Code 91906. In 1868, Silas and Luman Gaskill opened the Gaskill Brothers' Stone Store as one of the first residents in the area. Seven years later in 1875, the store became the site of one of the deadliest Old West shootouts in California, with eight killed as the gang of bandits failed to raid the store. Morena Dam was constructed between 1896 and 1912 to provide water to the San Diego area. Campo
390-589: The CDP covers an area of 3.1 square miles (8.2 km ), all of it land. At the 2010 census Potrero had a population of 656. The population density was 208.3 inhabitants per square mile (80.4/km ). The racial makeup of Potrero was 338 (51.5%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 8 (1.2%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 3 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 281 (42.8%) from other races, and 26 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 499 people (76.1%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one
416-509: The National Geographic Names Data Base or U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Location Identifiers (7350.7U) dated 09/01/2005 (2005-09-01). On the topographic map, it measures about 0.6 miles (970 m) in length and runs almost due north–south at the intersection of Lake Morena Drive and Hauser Creek Road. The town is along the line of the former Southern Pacific (originally
442-489: The nearby Campo Indian Reservation . One is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) due north of Campo and adjoining Cameron Corners. A point inside the reservation is (NAD83) 32°38′28″N 116°28′16″W / 32.64111°N 116.47111°W / 32.64111; -116.47111 ) and the area is roughly 1-mile (1.6 km) on each side. The reservation government is the Campo Band of Mission Indians . Another tribal area
468-473: The occupied units 113 (59.8%) were owner-occupied and 76 (40.2%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 1.3%. Of the population 379 people (57.8%) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 277 people (42.2%) lived in rental housing units. In 2007, Blackwater USA submitted plans to build a weapons training facility in Potrero. The plans generated substantial controversy in
494-616: The original La Mesa depot in downtown La Mesa , next to La Mesa Boulevard station on the Orange Line of the San Diego Trolley . It is the oldest building in town and is the sole surviving San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway station. The museum's renovation of the depot won an award from San Diego's historic preservation society, Save Our Heritage Organization . Next to the depot is a display train consisting of saddletank steam locomotive 0-6-0ST Mojave Northern Railroad #3,
520-627: The population) lived in households, 50 (1.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 135 (5.0%) were institutionalized. There were 901 households, out of which 334 (37.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 491 (54.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 80 (8.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 58 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 67 (7.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 5 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 199 households (22.1%) were made up of individuals, and 80 (8.9%) had someone living alone who
546-552: The railroad equipment collection which allows visitors to view or walk through the equipment. This includes an exhibit titled "Signal Science" which uses retired railroad signals to demonstrate how railway signals work. The museum is also home to the Southwest Railway Library, which opened in Campo in July 2014. The library contains the second largest collection of railroad history in California. The museum manages
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#1732779541399572-511: Was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males. There were 1,105 housing units at an average density of 47.0 per square mile (18.1/km ), of which 675 (74.9%) were owner-occupied, and 226 (25.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%. 1,806 people (67.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 693 people (25.8%) lived in rental housing units. Campo
598-566: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 135 families (71.4% of households); the average family size was 4.11. The age distribution was 217 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 60 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 155 people (23.6%) aged 25 to 44, 156 people (23.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 68 people (10.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. There were 208 housing units at an average density of 66.1 per square mile, of
624-405: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 629 families (69.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.27. The population was spread out, with 811 people (30.2%) under the age of 18, 182 people (6.8%) aged 18 to 24, 676 people (25.2%) aged 25 to 44, 727 people (27.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 288 people (10.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
650-734: Was a station on the San Diego and Arizona Railway , completed in 1919. Campo was a military town during World War II and was known as Camp Lockett . It was home to a veterans' convalescent hospital, a 300-bed Italian prisoner-of-war camp in Cameron Corners and an all African-American Buffalo Soldiers Cavalry unit which patrolled the border on horseback until 1944. The United States Military continues to maintain activities nearby at La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility . Nearby communities include Boulevard , Potrero , Tecate , Dulzura , Jacumba , Pine Valley , Mount Laguna , Descanso , and Jamul . According to
676-496: Was institutionalized. There were 189 households, 92 (48.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 95 (50.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 31 (16.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . Thirty-seven households (19.6%) were one person and 17 (9.0%) had someone living alone who
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