Railroad Museum of Virginia

AMAZING!!! The people are so kind and informative. There is plenty to see and do. There is always area for kids to play with the trains and even a ride on toy train for infants. They walk you through the cars and explain and show several things and how some things work. Pictures of what Molly looked like before she was restored and an awesome track with 3 moving trains- through the mountains, over the river, and around the city. They were so helpful and showed my son the coal room and the engine room. Let him sit and helped him climb. Got to get some very nice pictures. Awesome experience.

The place was great! A bit deceptive from the pictures and the description... there is only one train with I think three cars of historic pieces about railroading... Due to time constraints my son and I only walked around the outside of the train and snapped a few pictures. Staff was great. Would come back if we were in the area.

Absolutely loved this place. Went there a few weeks ago and it was amazing. The tour guide was excellent and one of the best tour guides we've ever encountered. He was very knowledgeable and taught us more than the past 3 mesuems had taught us. I would highly recommend this museum. It looks small when you pull up but it has so much to offer. Plus the great thing is they gave us 2 train books we will cherish for a long time. Thanks again, we can't wait to come back soon!

Took our 2 year old son here on a Saturday morning and had a wonderful time. Brian gave us a wonderful tour of the train that took about an hour. He was extremely knowledgable and personable. The rest of the volunteer staff were very sweet and did whatever they could to ensure my son enjoyed his visit. It was a fun experience for both him and for myself and my wife. We will definitely be coming back!

Great place!
We visited on a Saturday morning, we had the whole place to ourselves. The staff gave our kid a plush toy to take home with her, and the kids play area kept our little one entertained for awhile. There is ton of historical stuff displayed throughout the train, and there is a fabulous model train display.

We were looking for a train museum to bring our son to during our vacation & found this online. What we didn't realize was the museum was an actual train! Our son is a train enthusiast & loved going into all the cars, the engine & the tender. He also enjoyed the model train layout. The staff was very friendly & knowledgeable. Toby the mascot dachshund was adorable & continued through the tour with us. They have train books, magazines & DVDs to take. My son chose a series of Lionel DVDs which was missing one & Diane very nicely offered to send it to him if she has it. We spent about an hour but the staff encouraged us to stay longer if we wanted. It was an interesting change of pace instead of the usual type of train museums.

This train has been remodeled to function as both a museum and playhouse for children.

The museum team was very generous with their time answering any questions in great detail and just giving a really detailed tour.

They have a wonderful scale model train layout to watch and lots of toys for kids to play with.

Highly recommend for anyone with an interest in trains or some younger children to entertain.

Great museum inside a train! Tour guide was awesome!

Neat little place with very friendly folks curating the collection of history and trains. It's tucked away in back but well worth the trip.

Go there to see the vintage Norfolk and Western trains. Walk through a caboose, dining car, two mail cars and steam engine. Climb inside, look around, bring the kids. The last car is filled with an excellent miniature model train layout.

Great museum, and a great staff. We received a tour from one of the staff he was very knowledgeable about everything. This place is also very kid friendly. We had a great time and I look forward to returning.

The train itself is the museum, which is a interesting way to go about things in itself. The thing that really made this place fun was how passionate the people working there are about trains. You could tell they really loved trains, which helped my 2 year old son really enjoy his time there.

At first I must admit, I was a bit disappointed when we drove up to the museum. It was a lot smaller then I thought it would be. The pictures on the internet were very different than in person. There is limited parking spaces so I had to make my own on the grass. However, when I first came in, we were greeted very welcomingly.

Spent HOURS here talking to the volunteers! Toby (the dachshund mascot) is the best ambassador there is! Learn a lot and also gave information to add to their archives. My husband and one of the volunteers (I'm ashamed to admit I did not get his name) spent time looking into the speeder at the location. If he would of had his tools with him I'm guessing the two of them could have gotten it running! Great little Museum!

Absolutely a wonderful experience. The Mentoring of Princesses for a Purpose group had a wonderful Time and it was an educational experience we all truly enjoyed. Our Tour guides Ms.Diane and.Mr. Pickle were great. We would like to say everyone should go and.experience Portsmouth best kept Secret that should not be a secret . I will tell everyone that i greet.
The Mentoring of Princesses for A Purpose.
Founder/ Chairwoman Bertha Winston and board members.
Cochairwoman Rosalyn Williams
Secretary Felicia Hicks
Treasure Krystal Hicks
Member Serithia Moody
Thank you

This a GREAT place for children and adults alike. Jim provided an outstanding your guide service where you will learn what is was like back in the day. The museum is actually in the train itself!!

I received a great tour. My guide knew a lot and was very enthusiastic about sharing it. They have a cool HO gauge model train layout in one of the cars.

I loved it,i like trains and this was a good place to go.you will like it as well.

We truly enjoy our trips to the Railroad Museum. The owner & his staff are very knowledgeable about the railroad. They are attentive & answer even the smallest child's questions.

Fantastic! Jim showed us around and was wonderful with my 3 year old son. We will definitely return.

The guides were friendly and extremely knowledgeable of trains. They have plenty of stories and happy to share them. I can't wait to go back.