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Visitor tip
Pack a picnic to enjoy in the designated picnic area, which adds to the experience and saves money on food. The garden setting is particularly pleasant for families
Visitor tip
Take the interactive train ride experience—this is the museum's highlight, offering a hands-on way to experience interurban electric trains as passengers did 100 years ago, rather than just viewing static displays
Visitor tip
Engage with volunteer docents throughout your visit to learn the historical context and stories behind the impressive collection of electric trolleys and train equipment on display
About Western Railway Museum
Rides in electric trains & streetcars. Unique facility offering rides in restored electric trains & historic streetcars, plus exhibits.
What visitors say
Wonderful experience in the middle of nowhere! A vast collection of train engines, cars of all types, and running streetcars/Trolleys. (one car being the passenger car that Maude lived in in the movie Harold and Maude) All of the…
Enjoyed a ride on an inter-urban electric train ride as people did about 100 years ago. Lots of old electric trolleys and equipment on display. Small, yet informative museum. Pretty garden and picnic area with crossing signal…
The train ride was nice, but a little shorter than I expected. The railroad museum was very well decorated, and I liked the pictures and info that told the history of the railroad/trains. Santa was waiting at the end to take pics. He…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a restored passenger car from the 1962 film 'Harold and Maude,' the car that Maude lived in during the movie
- Offers authentic interurban electric train rides similar to those experienced approximately 100 years ago, preserving early 20th century railway travel
- All docents and conductors are passionate volunteers, demonstrating strong community engagement in railroad heritage preservation
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