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San Francisco, California: WaaTeeKaa Bechtel Museum

Restored 60-ft. long private railroad car once used as traveling home for the engineering firm's family owners is maintained as a small museum.

Address:
50 Beale St., San Francisco, CA
Directions:
Bechtel Plaza, between 50 Beale St. and 333 Market St.
Hours:
M-F 11 am - 2 pm. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Admission:
Free
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Bechtel Museum.

WaaTeeKaa Bechtel Museum

1920 railroad car is in the middle of downtown San Francisco.

[Brillo Chin, 04/20/2013]

The Bechtel family's 58-ft. long private railroad car is a small history museum about the engineering company and the role of the railway car as a construction site home for the family in the 1920s.


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