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Location
Visitor tip
Plan your visit around the trolley schedule: trolleys run every half hour. Arrive on the hour, spend 30 minutes exploring the museum and walking through train cars, then catch the trolley ride. This timing maximizes your experience without long waits between rides.
Visitor tip
You can ride the trolley multiple times on a single admission ticket. If you have a full afternoon, you can explore different areas between rides, though reviewers note there may not be quite enough exhibits for multiple hour-long waits.
Visitor tip
The knowledgeable volunteer staff are a major asset—don't hesitate to ask questions about the locomotives and railway history. This museum excels at providing personalized educational insights about Ohio transportation history and the restoration work being done.
About The Ohio Railway Museum
Fixture for railroad history since 1948. This long-running museum dedicated to railroad history offers streetcar & passenger car rides.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Railway Museum
- Highlights
- Historic train rides, steam locomotives, trolley rides, walkthrough historic cars and equipment
- Admission
- Adults $12, Seniors/Military $10, Kids (3-12) $10, Under 2 Free
- Hours
- Saturdays 11am-5pm, May-September
What visitors say
What a great little museum! One of the oldest rail museums in the US, they have a great collection of Ohio transportation history. The trolley ride was great, and all the staff was able to answer any questions we had about the…
A must see if in Worthington or Columbus area. It doesn't take long to explore. Enjoyed the short trolley ride. $10 admission for adults but worth it knowing what the money is being used for. They are looking for volunteers to help with…
I’ve loved going here since I was a child and I now bring mine here every few years or so. It would be amazing if they had more money but they do well with what they have. It’s nice to see they’ve opened a lot more stuff up in the last…
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Did You Know?
- One of the oldest rail museums in the United States, operating as a fixture for railroad history since 1948
- Features Canadian National Coach No. 5060 and U.S. Army No. 7178 steam locomotive among its historic locomotive and railway equipment collection
- Operates a volunteer-run 'Ghost Trolley' Halloween experience that combines historical railroad education with themed entertainment
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