PSRMA Membership Information
JOIN or RENEW Your Membership for the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association
Founded April 16, 1961 and sustained by the drive and determination of its volunteers, the Pacific Southwest Railway Association is dedicated to the preservation of our nation’s rich railroad heritage. Please join us in helping to preserve and protect the history of railroading.
Association memberships fund the continuation of on-going restoration projects, special programs and new development. PSRMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All donations are tax deductible. Memberships are renewable annually except as noted.
Membership Levels
Annual Payment Categories | One-time payment categories |
| $30 Student (18 and under) | $350 Senior Life (65 and over) |
| $30 Senior (65 and over) | $900 Life Member |
| $40 Individual | $1,200 Gold Spike Life |
| $70 Family | $5,000 Benefactor |
| $90 Contributing | |
| $120 Supporting | |
| $180 Sustaining |
Membership Levels (Starting August 1, 2026)
Annual Payment Categories | One-time payment categories |
| $35 Senior/Veteran (65+ or Veteran) | $400 Senior/Veteran Life (65+ or Veteran) |
| $45 Individual | $1,000 Life Member |
| $80 Family | $1,400 Gold Spike Life |
| $140 Supporting | $5,000 Benefactor |
| $200 Sustaining |
Membership Benefits (By Level)
Student, Senior (65+), and Individual Members
Senior/Veteran (65+, Veteran), and Individual Members starting August 1, 2026
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you for one (1) year on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- One (1) ticket for a guest to ride free on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
Family Members
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, and dependent children under the age of 18 for one (1) year on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Two (2) tickets for your guests to ride free on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
Contributing Members
Contributing Members – Discontinued starting August 1, 2026
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, and dependent children under the age of 18 for one (1) year on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Three (3) tickets for your guests to ride free on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
Supporting Members
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, and dependent children under the age of 18 for one (1) year on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Four (4) tickets for your guests to ride free on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
Sustaining Members
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, and dependent children under the age of 18 for one (1) year on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Six (6) tickets for your guests to ride free on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
Life and Senior Life Members
Life and Senior/Veteran Life Members starting August 1, 2026
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, dependent children under the age of 18, and one guest for life on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
- Enrollment on the Life Members’ plaque in Campo Depot
Gold Spike Life Members
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, dependent children under the age of 18, and two guests for life on any regularly-scheduled Golden State train ride
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
- Enrollment on the Gold Spike Life Members’ plaque in Campo Depot
Benefactor Life
- Digital or printed copy of the Hot Scoop, the Museum’s current events newsletter
- Free rides for you, your spouse, dependent children under the age of 18, and two guests for life on any train ride at the Museum (if space is available)
- Ten (10) percent off gift shop item purchases when you show your membership card
- Exclusive early access to all special event train ticket sales before the rest of the general public
- Enrollment on the Benefactor Life Members’ plaque in Campo Depot