Train Museums in Nevada: Every Railroad Museum by Town
Nevada's rail stops include a complete copper railroad in Ely, Virginia and Truckee steam in Carson City, Comstock rides from Virginia City and a Hoover Dam branch line ride in Boulder City.
Historic Katy Depot in Denison, Texas
Downtown Denison's Katy Depot was built by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in 1911. A restoration that began in 2020 turned it into a home for local shops, restaurants, lofts and community events.
Delaware & Ulster Railroad in Arkville, New York
Back in public service in 2025 after a five-year closure, the Delaware & Ulster Railroad runs scenic heritage trains from Arkville through the Catskill Mountains along the old Ulster and Delaware route.
Anchorage Museum (Alaska Railroad history), Alaska
The Anchorage Museum, Alaska's largest, marked the Alaska Railroad's centennial with All Aboard, an exhibit built with railroad historians. Here is what that show covered and what families can see today.
River Fox Train in West Sacramento, California
Once called the Sacramento RiverTrain, the River Fox Train runs family, holiday and tasting trains plus electric Railbikes along the Sacramento River on a line first built in 1911.
Utah State Railroad Museum at Ogden Union Station, Utah
Inside Ogden's historic Union Station, the Utah State Railroad Museum tells the story of the city's railroad years with a model railroad, the Golden Spike Vault, a play locomotive cab and big engines outside.
Pacific Northwest Live Steamers in Molalla, Oregon
At Shady Dell Train Park in Molalla, the volunteer Pacific Northwest Live Steamers give families free miniature train rides on summer Sundays, on a park founded in 1954.
Southern Michigan Railroad Society in Clinton, Michigan
Started by Tecumseh high school students who bought an abandoned branch line, the Southern Michigan Railroad Society runs museum trains along the River Raisin between Clinton and Tecumseh.
Hyde Park Railroad Station Museum, New York
Saved from the wrecking ball, the 1914 Hyde Park station on the Hudson River now tells stories of early New York railroading, the Vanderbilts, President Roosevelt's travels and today's Amtrak trains.
Santiam Excursion Trains in Lebanon, Oregon
Santiam Excursion Trains runs brunch, dinner, steam and holiday rides out of Lebanon, Oregon on the Albany and Eastern Railroad, including trips behind Santa Maria Valley 205, a 1924 Baldwin steam engine.
Train Museums in Tennessee: Every Railroad Museum by Town
Tennessee's train museums run from a steam railroad in Chattanooga and a funicular up Lookout Mountain to Casey Jones's home in Jackson and a Tri-Cities model layout in Johnson City.
Gallup Cultural Center, New Mexico
Gallup's 1918 Santa Fe Railway depot is now a cultural center with Storyteller art, Navajo Code Talker, Route 66 and Fred Harvey exhibits, and it still welcomes Amtrak passengers.
Maywood Station Museum, New Jersey
Volunteers saved the 1872 New York, Susquehanna & Western depot in Maywood from demolition and turned it into a museum with a restored caboose, a 1942 locomotive and a working model layout.
Greenfield Village Railroad in Dearborn, Michigan
In Greenfield Village, the steam-powered Weiser Railroad, an 1884 roundhouse and a hand-turned 1901 turntable make Railroad Junction one of the most complete working railroad scenes in the Midwest.
Newton Railroad Museum, Kansas
Newton, Kansas was founded in 1871 when the Santa Fe main line arrived from Emporia. Here is what is known about the town's railroad museum and its depot, and what to confirm before you go.
Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society in Lowell, Massachusetts
Since 1971 the Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society has kept B&M history alive through archives, a hardware collection, publications and steam locomotive 410 on display in downtown Lowell.
RailsWest History Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa
The RailsWest History Museum fills Council Bluffs' 1899 Rock Island depot with the story of eight railroads, an HO scale layout and a yard of locomotives, cabooses and a Railway Post Office car.
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Elkins, West Virginia
The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad runs steam and vintage diesel excursions from historic depots in Elkins, Durbin and Cass, and operates the Cass Scenic Railroad for the State of West Virginia.
Train Museums in Rhode Island: Every Railroad Museum by Town
A family guide to 5 Rhode Island train museums and rail sites: a vintage-car ride along Narragansett Bay, an 1875 station on the Northeast Corridor, Woonsocket's 1882 depot and its Hachiko statue, and Old Slater Mill.
Bellows Falls Train Station, Vermont
The Bellows Falls Train Station on Depot Street is a working circa 1926 depot where Amtrak's Vermonter and the Green Mountain Railroad still stop, in a village whose rail history goes back to the 1850s.