All Aboard!

Watch  a mini Reuben Wells go up and down the Madison Hill diorama throughout the course of the day.

Simulate getting a steam engine up and running. Fill the water tank, buld a fire, and fan the flames to move the locomotive down the track.

Learn about why the Reuben Wells was so important in a new sound and light show projected behind the steam engine.

Experience the thrill of train travel as a passenger!

Your first stop is the ticket station where you choose your destination—the beach, the countryside, or the mountains. 

Suitcases filled with props let you dress up for the occasion. You can also browse toy trains from our collection.

Pretend-play as an engineer. "Board" an engine and "drive" a train by using numerous knobs, levers, and gears.

Crawl through for a fun photo op and watch the trains chugging along overhead on the sky track.

Take on the role of a mechanic in our historic tool car.

Build a system of gears  to help fix a train engine.

Repair a section of track by driving in railroad spikes.

Safely join train cars together in an interactive inspired by inventor Andrew Beard's automatic coupler.