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Railroad Museums
Official Websites
* Future Museum / Museum Project
If you know of any museums, past, present, or future, not listed here, or have a correction
in the exact naming of a museum, or new URL, please send any updates to me at vik.saini@eudoramail.com
Only museums in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand will be listed
on this page. Closed or former museums are listed at the end. Thanks.
Updated April 11, 2005
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UNITED STATES
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ALABAMA
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Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Calera
North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville
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ALASKA
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Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry, Wasilla
White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, Skagway
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ARIZONA
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Arizona Railway Museum, Chandler
Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum, Tucson
Grand Canyon Railway, Williams
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale
Old Pueblo Trolley, Tucson
Phoenix Trolley Museum, Phoenix
Sierra Madre Express, Tucson
Verde Canyon Railroad, Clarkdale
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ARKANSAS
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Arkansas Railroad Museum, Pine Bluff
Eureka Springs Model Railroad Company, Eureka Springs
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Ft Smith
Reader Railroad, Malvern
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CALIFORNIA
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Alturas Railroad Museum, Alturas
Cable Car Museum, San Francisco
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento
California Trolley and Railroad, San Jose
Folsom Railroad Museum, Folsom
Golden Gate Railroad Museum, San Francisco
Golden State Model Railroad Museum, Point Richmond
Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Site, Bishop
Lomita Railroad Museum, Lomita
Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol
Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris
Pacific Railroad Museum, San Dimas
Portola Railroad Museum, Portola
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown
San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego
San Diego Railroad Museum, Campo
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, San Luis Obispo
Shasta Cascade Rail Preservation Society, Redding
Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources, Fremont
South Coast Railroad Museum, Goleta
Southern California Railway Museum, Fullerton (project)
Western America Railroad Museum, Barstow
Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction
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COLORADO
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Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden
Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway, Colorado Springs
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, Durango
Platte Valley Trolley, Denver
Pueblo Locomotive & Rail Historical Society, Pueblo (project)
Ridgway Railroad Museum, Ridgway
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COLUMBIA, DISTRICT OF
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CONNECTICUT
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Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic
Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury
Peters Railroad Museum, Wallingford
Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston
Shore Line Trolley Museum, E Haven
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DELAWARE
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FLORIDA
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Central Florida Railroad Museum, Winter Garden
David Browning Railroad Museum, Palatka
Flagler Station Over-Sea Railway Historeum, Key West
Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Parrish
Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami
South Florida Railway Museum, Deerfield Beach
West Florida Railroad Museum, Milton
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GEORGIA
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Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah
Southeastern Railway Museum, Duluth
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History, Kennesaw
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HAWAII
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IDAHO
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ILLINOIS
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Galesburg Railroad Museum, Galesburg
Illinois Railway Museum, Union
Monticello Railway Museum, Monticello
Union Depot Railroad Museum, Mendota
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INDIANA
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Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, N Judson
Indiana Railway Museum, French Lick
Linden Railroad Museum, Linden
National New York Central Railroad Museum, Elkhart
Whitewater Valley Railroad, Connersville
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IOWA
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Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, Boone
Union Pacific Railroad Museum, Council Bluffs
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KANSAS
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Atchison Rail Museum, Atchison
Ellis Railroad Museum, Ellis
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KENTUCKY
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Bluegrass Railroad Museum, Versailles
David A Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum, Jenkins
Kentucky Railway Museum, New Haven
Mid-South Rail Heritage Foundation, Hardin
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LOUISIANA
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Louisiana Railroad Museum, New Orleans
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MAINE
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Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, Portland
Oakfield Railroad Museum, Oakfield
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad, Phillips
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
WW&F Railway Museum, Alna
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MARYLAND
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, Baltimore
B&O Railroad Station Museum, Ellicott City
Brunswick Railroad Museum, Brunswick
Marion Station Railroad Museum, Marion
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Lenox
Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum, Fall River
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MICHIGAN
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Michigan Railroad History Museum, Durand
Saginaw Railway Museum, Saginaw
Shepherd Rail Museum, Shepherd
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MINNESOTA
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End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum, Currie
Gopher State Railway Museum, New Prague
Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum, Chisago City
Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth
Twin City Model Railroad Museum, St Paul
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MISSISSIPPI
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Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum, Water Valley
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MISSOURI
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MONTANA
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NEBRASKA
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NEVADA
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East Ely Railroad Depot Museum, E Ely
Nevada Northern Railway Museum, E Ely
Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City
Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Hartmann Model Railroad & Toy Museum, Lower Bartlett
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NEW JERSEY
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South Jersey Railroad Museum, Tuckahoe
Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany
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NEW MEXICO
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NEW YORK
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Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, New York
Empire State Railway Museum, Phoenicia
Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society, Oneonta
Medina Railroad Museum, Medina
New York Transit Museum, New York
Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport
Railroad Museum of Long Island, Riverhead
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier, N Tonawnda
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, Industry
Roscoe O&W Railway Museum, Roscoe
Salamanca Rail Museum, Salamanca
Trolley Museum of New York, Kingston
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NORTH CAROLINA
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National Railroad Museum & Hall of Fame, Hamlet
Norlina Train & Railroad Museum, Norlina
North Carolina Railroad Museum, New Hill
Piedmont Carolina Railroad Museum, Belmont
Wilmington Railroad Museum, Wilmington
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NORTH DAKOTA
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North Dakota State Railroad Museum, Mandan
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OHIO
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Ashtabula
Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum, Conneaut
Jefferson Depot Village, Jefferson
Athens
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, Nelsonville
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Railroad Club, Cincinnati
EnterTRAINment Junction, West Chester
Lebanon, Mason & Monroe Railroad, Lebanon
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati, Covington, KY
Cleveland
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Independence
Lake Shore Railway Association, Wellington
Lodi Railroad Museum, Lodi (project)
Midwest Railway Preservation Society, Cleveland (project)
Northern Ohio Railway Museum, Seville
Painesville Railroad Museum, Painesville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Depot, Bedford
Columbus
Murray City Train Depot, Murray City
Ohio Railway Museum, Worthington
Dayton
Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum, Bradford
Brookville Railroad Depot Museum, Brookville
Findlay
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Findlay
Marion
Marion Union Station, Marion
Mt Perry
Zanesville & Western Scenic Railroad, Mt Perry
New Philadelphia
Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek (project)
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Dennison
Norwalk
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Bellevue
Port Clinton
Train-O-Rama, Marblehead
Tiffin
Fostoria Rail Preservation Society, Fostoria
Toledo
Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway & Museum, Grand Rapids
Wooster
Orrville Railroad Heritage Society, Orrville
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley Railroad Heritage Association, Youngstown
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OKLAHOMA
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Oklahoma Railway Museum, Oklahoma City
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OREGON
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Chinese House Railroad Museum, Echo
Northwest Rail Museum, Portland
Oregon Electric Railway Museum, Brooks
Train Mountain Railroad Museum, Chiloquin
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Gallitzin
Greenville Railroad Park Museum, Greenville
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg
Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona
Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg
Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton
Temple Station Museum, Reading
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum, Gibsonia
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RHODE ISLAND
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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South Carolina Railroad Museum, Winnsboro
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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TENNESSEE
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Casey Jones Village, Jackson
Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum, Townsend
Lynnville Railroad Museum, Lynnville
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum, Knoxville
Tennessee Central Railway Museum, Nashville
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga
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TEXAS
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Age of Steam Railroad Museum, Dallas
Austin Steam Train, Austin
Amarillo Railroad Museum, Amarillo
B-RI Railroad Museum, Teague
Galveston Island Railroad Museum, Galveston
Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Grapevine
Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Houston
Houston Area Live Steamers, Hockley
New Braunfels Railroad Museum, New Braunfels
Railroad & Heritage Museum, Temple
Railway Museum of San Angelo, San Angelo
Rosenberg Railroad Museum, Rosenberg
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Wharton (project)
Texas & Pacific Railway Museum, Marshall
Texas State Railroad, Rusk/Palestine
Texas Transportation Museum, San Antonio
Wichita Falls Railroad Museum, Wichita Falls
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UTAH
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Golden Spike National Historic Site, Brigham City
Utah State Railroad Museum, Ogden
Western Mining & Railroad Museum, Helper
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VERMONT
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Vermont Railroad Museum, White River Junction
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VIRGINIA
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Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, Fairfax Station
Old Dominion Railway Museum, S Richmond
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WASHINGTON
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Northern Pacific Railway Museum, Toppenish
Northwest Railway Museum, Snoqualmie
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WEST VIRGINIA
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Huntington Railroad Museum, Huntington
Williamson Area Railroad Museum, Williamson
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WISCONSIN
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East Troy Railroad Museum, E Troy
Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum, Fennimore
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, N Freedom
Railroad Memories Museum, Spooner
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad, Spooner
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WYOMING
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MUSEUM TOURS
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CANADA
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ALBERTA
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Alberta Central Railway Museum, Wetaskiwin
Alberta Railway Museum, Edmonton
Alberta 2005 Centennial Railway Museum, Beiseker (project)
C&E Railway Station Museum, Edmonton
Edmonton Radial Railway Society, Edmonton
Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton
Heritage Park Historical Village, Calgary
Wainwright Railway Preservation Society, Wainwright
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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BC Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan
Canadian Museum of Rail Travel, Cranbrook
E&N Roundhouse Museum, Victoria
Kamloops Heritage Railway, Kamloops
Port Moody Station Museum, Port Moody
Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum, Prince George
Revelstoke Railway Museum, Revelstoke
West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Squamish
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MANITOBA
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Canadian Pacific Railway Heritage Centre & Park, Portage la Prairie (project)
Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg
Winnipeg Railway Museum, Winnipeg
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NEW BRUNSWICK
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Salem & Hillsborough Railroad, Hillsborough
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NEWFOUNDLAND
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Avondale Railway Station & Museum, Avondale
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
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NOVA SCOTIA
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Halifax & Southwestern Railway Museum, Lunenburg
Museum of Industry, Stellarton
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ONTARIO
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Brighton Railway Museum, Brighton
Canada Science & Technology Museum , Ottawa
Cochrane Railway & Pioneer Museum, Cochrane
Elgin County Railway Museum, St Thomas
Halton County Radial Railway, Milton
Hespeler Heritage Railway Station Association, Cambridge (project)
Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society, Huntsville
Komoka Railway Museum, Komoka
Niagara Falls Railway Museum, Niagara Falls (project)
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre, Capreol
Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum, Owen Sound
Palmerston Railroad Heritage Museum, Palmerston
Smiths Falls Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, Smiths Falls
South Simcoe Railway, Tottenham
Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society, St Thomas
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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Elmira Railway Museum, Elmira
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QUEBEC
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Canadian Railway Museum, St-Constant
Eastern Townships Railway, E Angus
Quebec Central Railway Museum, Vallée-Jonction
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SASKATCHEWAN
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Saskatchewan Railway Museum, Saskatoon
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YUKON
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GREAT BRITAIN
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ENGLAND
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Bowes Railway, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Darlington Railway Centre & Museum, Darlington, Durham
East Anglian Railway Museum, Colchester, Essex
Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Irchester, Northamptonshire
Kidderminster Railway Museum, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Mangapps Railway Museum, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Wetheringsett, Suffolk
Moseley Industrial Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Disley, Cheshire
National Railway Museum, York, N Yorkshire
Rutland Railway Museum, Oakham, Leicestershire
Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, Wiltshire
Stephenson Railway Museum, N Shields, Tyne & Wear
Timothy Hackworth Victorian & Railway Museum, Shildon, Durham
Tyseley Locomotive Works Visitor Centre,Tyseley, Birmingham
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ISLE OF MAN
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SCOTLAND
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WALES
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Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn, Gwynedd
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NORTHERN IRELAND
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Downpatrick Railway Museum, Downpatrick, Downpatrick
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IRELAND
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AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
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Canberra Railway Museum, Canberra
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NEW SOUTH WALES
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New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere
New South Wales Toy & Railway Museum, Leura
Yass Railway Museum, Yass
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NORTHERN TERRITORY
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QUEENSLAND
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Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Woodford
Rosewood Railway Museum, Rosewood
Workshops Rail Museum, N Ipswich
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
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TASMANIA
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VICTORIA
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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NEW ZEALAND
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Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, Pleasant Point
Tokomaru Steam Engine Museum, Tokomaru
Wellington Tramway Museum, Paekakariki
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CLOSED MUSEUMS
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UNITED STATES
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Harmar Station Historical Model Railroad Museum, Marietta, OH
Valley Railroad Museum, Sayre, PA
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CANADA
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GREAT BRITAIN
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AUSTRALIA
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NEW ZEALAND
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ENTHUSIAST PUBLICATIONS
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UNITED STATES
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Classic Trains (2000), quarterly historic railway magazine from Kalmbach Publishing
NRHS Bulletin (1936), quarterly railway journal of the National Railway Historical Society
Passenger Train Journal (1968), quarterly railway magazine from White River Productions
Railfan & Railroad (1974), monthly railway magazine from White River Productions
Railroad History (1921), semiannual railway journal of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Trains (1940), monthly railway magazine from Kalmbach Publishing
Trains & Railroads of the Past (2015), quarterly historic railway magazine from White River Productions
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CANADA
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Canadian Rail (1937), bimonthly railway magazine of the Canadian Railroad Historical Association
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GREAT BRITAIN
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BackTrack (1987), monthly railway journal from Pendragon Publishing
British Railways Illustrated (1991), monthly railway magazine from Guideline Publications
Heritage Railway (1999), monthly historic railway magazine from Mortons Media Group
Locomotives International (1989), bimonthly historic railway magazine from Mainline & Maritime
Modern Locomotives Illustrated (1975), bimonthly modern railway magazine from Key Publishing
Modern Railways (1962), monthly modern railway magazine from Key Publishing
Narrow Gauge World (1998), bimonthly historic railway magazine from Warners Group Publications
Rail (1981), biweekly modern railway magazine from Bauer Consumer Media
Rail Express (1996), monthly modern railway magazine from Mortons Media Group
Railway Bylines (1996), monthly railway magazine from Guideline Publications
Railway Magazine (1897), monthly railway magazine from Mortons Media Group
Railways Illustrated (2003), monthly railway magazine from Mortons Media Group
Steam Days (1986), monthly historic railway magazine from Mortons Media Group
Steam Railway (1979), monthly historic railway magazine from Bauer Consumer Media
Steam World (1981), monthly historic railway magazine from Steam World Publishing
Today's Railways Europe (1994), monthly railway magazine from Platform 5 Publishing
Today's Railways UK (2002), monthly railway magazine from Platform 5 Publishing
Traction (1994), bimonthly historic railway magazine from Warners Group Publications
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IRELAND
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Journal of the IRRS (1937), triannual railway journal of the Irish Railway Record Society
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AUSTRALIA
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Australian Railway Enthusiast (1952), quarterly magazine of the Association of Railway Enthusiasts
Australian Railway History (1952), monthly railway journal of the Australian Railway Historical Society
Australian Railways Illustrated (2010), bimonthly railway magazine
Light Railways (1960), bimonthly railway magazine of the Light Railway Research Society of Australia
Motive Power (1998), bimonthly railway magazine from Motive Power Publications
Narrow Gauge Downunder (1996), quarterly railway magazine
Railway Digest (1963), monthly railway magazine of the Australian Railway Historical Society
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NEW ZEALAND
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New Zealand Railfan (1994), quarterly railway magazine from Triple M Publications
New Zealand Railway Observer (1944), bimonthly railway magazine of the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society
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