Central Florida Railroad Museum

Dave was a great guide, informative, involving and had fun stories!Kids enjoyed all the hands on experiences.

This is a delightful place to spend an hour or two. There are a remarkable number of railroad artifacts ranging from railroad repair equipment to the china used in dining cars (each line had its own design!). There are five rooms, including one large room with very well-planned and informative exhibits. Educational--and fun for all of the family, especially if you love trains.

Really Cute...Lots of tools, pictures, memorabilia, books and onboard artifacts...its interesting. Reading the informational signs is key. A lot packed in to three rooms...one being somewhat larger than the other two. Set in a quaint, pretty, well kept section of historical Winter Garden. Plan on an hour-two and bring your reading glasses.

Alot of history pieces. Cureator full of information

One of the many hidden gems in downtown Winter Garden. I’ve been taking my kids here since they were born. 7 years later and they still get excited to visit. Excellent displays and even a little kids area. Lots of memorabilia and tchotchkes from the glory days of railroad as well. My grandfather worked for Pullman and this place has helped me and his grandkids connect with some of the stories he told.

The museum has a wealth of information. We were there to see/hear Danny Harmon give a presentation on railroad video photography. He was wonderful. I learned a lot.

This is the place to checkout if you want to see some railroad artifacts I was impressed of all the items they had there only thing missing was a train ride around Winter Garden. Overall its a great place to visit if you are into historic or vintage railroads. Staff was very informative and they even sell some items there as well. Recommend if you are in the Winter Garden area to check this place out as well as the Heritage Historic Museum a few blocks over downtown lot of rich history in this town.

Great museum. Bigger than I thought it would be. So much packed in and very obscure items too. There is a kids Thomas the Tank engine table too.

Very friendly staff and interesting pieces of memorabilia. Would recommend

Who knew that the relatively small town of Winter Garden FL would harbor a remarkable collection of Florida railroad memorabilia, as well as a fair amount of material from other places around the US? Yet here it is in the Central Florida Railroad Museum. Its an eclectic mix of exhibits, some of it photos, some of it printed materials, some of it equipment. There is a lot of tableware from the dining cars of various lines. This museum has wound up the repository for some private collections as well as things from railroads that operated in the area. Its open most afternoons and admission is free, but donations are welcome. Well worth a trip if you are in the area. The Melts on Main Street restaurant is just around the corner if the fine china brings on an appetite.

I just came from Central Florida Railroad Museum, and I had a blast there. Yes, it is rather small, but there is no end to the knowledge that you get. I had a tour guide named David Rhea( I think), he offered a 30 minute private tour, and it’s free, and he was very knowledgeable guy and a cut-up. They found the perfect man for this job. They have some excellent collections of old RR artifacts, and the story about where the RR China came from is very cool (who knew) . I highly recommend this as one of your stops while here. I spent about a hour and a half there. The little town of Winter Park seems pretty nice too. I didn’t stop at any shops, but there is restaurants and shops all over there town center, only a couple hundred feet from this place. Enjoy! I did.

My nephew loves trains he was so happy visiting hereWe had a hard time getting him to leave

Very interesting little railroad museum. Lots of local railroad exhibits and lore.

Great RR museum to take the grandsons on a Saturday afternoon. Then walk over to the yellow cabose & downtown Winter Garden. They loved it !

Nice place packed with nostalgia. Plus they have a wooden train table set up with trains and thomas the train toy trains. My 4 yr old loves visiting. It doesnt exactly have a gift shop but they do have items for sale. Its just off the main rd in downtown winter garden, blink and you will miss it.

Very interesting collection of local railroad memorabilia. If you are passionate about trains and interested in the role they played in Central Floridas development you will enjoy this place. Winter Garden makes for a great day trip. This is a cute local stop for history and rail buffs. Volunteers are very knowledgeable and helpful.

Neat little museum in Winter Park, FL with interactive exhibits of the transit and communication history of Central Florida in the early and middle 1900s. Admission is free, and there is another (free) museum nearby. The museum is in a neat area with lots of shops and things to do.

A neat little place to look at everything related to the history of railroads. It’s small but it’s neat. The workers are very knowledgeable and helpful.

The museum is clearly very interesting it seems to be run on contributions and volunteers. The museum is loaded with items the museum would benefit from being a larger building. Of course this could be developed to create an impressive tourist attraction for the Winter Garden and Central Florida. There seems to be a considerable amount of land available to build. In addition it may be viable to get some track laid and get some old locomotives carriages etc even a miniature railway for the children could be a big crowd puller. To achieve this I suggest donations from railway operators state and Disney (this could be an additional reason for people to visit the area and ultimately visit the various parks. Not to mention that it would demonstrate their intention to be good neighbours to the local community). If a large enough piece of land is available it could be developed into an international display of railway items.

Nice little museum. Lots of interesting items and lots of history. Very friendly knowledgeable staff ready and happy to talk to you. Best of all, free admission with donations welcomed.

Nice family friendly museum, they have a working model railroads and a small table with wooden trains for the little ones, they also have carried train related paraphernalia!

Interesting and informative. Good place to teach kids about Florida history.

Great little museum. So many pictures and memorabilia. We especially liked the collection of dinner car tableware.

Cant beat the price. Lots of peculiar artifacts you forgot existed. Play table for the kids is. ery handy to keep kids entertained.

Very good depot museum and Ive seen plenty of them. Great history displays and a lantern collection second to none

Great experience. The guide was very resourceful. She knows a lot of train history

Great place to learn more about FL railroad system and its history.

Real nice museum. I love the history. Lot of information by the museum employee. And is free. Winter Garden is beautiful and visting the museum is a great plus.

The museum has a lot of artifacts and memorabilia from various railroads. Has history on train lines in Central Florida.

The Central Florida Railroad Museum is located at 101 South Boyd Street, Winter Garden, Florida in a former Tavares and Gulf depot built in 1913. It is open daily from 1:00pm until 5:00pm, excluding holidays. The museum contains exhibits depicting Central Floridas railroading history, including a large collection of dining car china.[3] It is part of the Winter Garden Downtown Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is operated by the Central Florida Railway Historical Society, Inc. and opened in 1983. The museum operates in conjunction with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. (Wikipedia)

Lots of train history in a small area. The host is always nice and knowledgeable. Its quick and free, though donation is preferred.

Fancy and well preserved, this museum has a lot of amazing treasures from the Floridas railroads. Must see it

This is a small museum that tells the history of the railroads in central Florida. It is housed in an old railroad depot. It is free to visit, but they ask for a donation.

Great place to bring the family to learn about old railroads. lots of great displays. Old china and many historical things.

Great time and a warm welcome .

Great display of local railroad memorabilia! And free!

Very nice little museum, helpful, friendly people.

Great place to learn about Floridas railroad and locomotive history along with the many great companies, inventions and the unique styles that the locomotive industry created during its golden era.

Really nice staff and neat place.

A lot of informations in here. All made by vonlunteers

Great place to come and learn about the history of the railroad in Florida and more specifically winter garden. There is plenty to look at and even a table where you can learn morse code.

Very nice, nostalgic place.

Interesting history of Florida railroads. Lots of vintage artifacts

Great little museum. Huge collection, including a very impressive railroad china collection. Operating model railroad layout. Clinchfield Railroad caboose open for tours.

The best railroad museum in Florida.

Awesome little museum.

Cool stuff, and we learned a lot. I would definitely recommend stopping in.

Super !! Very informative, the lady who was telling her about things she was great . We have a very good time. thank you

Enjoyed looking at the railroad things.

Great place for families... kids love it...

Amazing atmosphere - this small railway Museum, packed from wall to wall with railway artefacts. Extraordinary photographs of the people who forged the railway through Florida’s 1800’s difficult terrain of mosquito and alligator infested swamps! Maybe one day there will be a train standing at the platform....maybe one day. The gentleman who looked after the museum was so interesting full of stories and information, he really took you back in time to thoses days of forging through the wilderness. Along with the extensive and absolutely wonderful railway fixtures and fittings of external railway parts, model railway and interior restaurant dinning crockery and cutlery, plates depicting George Washington which really gave you the atmosphere of the railway back then. Next time we are in Florida we would love to come back for another visit. I bought a really nicely made railway drivers stripy hat, which my husband will wear with pride in England. Thank you very much for a wonderful visit. King Regards Colin and Rae Gilderthorp, Torquay, Devonshire, England.

Kids enjoyed it. My son wants to do their map hunt next time!

I love it and so does my son. Its free too, though the hours of 1 to 5 make it a little hard to visit during the week.

Has a lot of one of a kind artifacts and a huge library. Make sure to check out the caboose and all the lights outside.

Great little museum. Plan for 1-2 hrs to see it all.

Small but very informative about local railroading

Small museum packed full of train artifacts. Go on the weekend to learn from the volunteer staff of rail road buffs.

Great collection of rare items

Lovely little railroad muesom

Nice people nice, amazing place!

I like old

Lots of history, right next to Winter Garden Tower.

Very informative! They have a play area with trains for kids!!!

Didnt have a chance to get to see it from inside

Yeah.!!

Really nice place!

Love history

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