Experience the past come to life
Travel through time and witness history unfold before your eyes
About The Train House Museum
Our Collections
Our Collections
The railroads opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together.
Early American railroads were instrumental in shaping the nation's economic landscape, promoting westward expansion, and influencing various social
The railroads opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together.
Early American railroads were instrumental in shaping the nation's economic landscape, promoting westward expansion, and influencing various social and cultural aspects of American life. They transformed the United States into a more interconnected and industrialized nation.
Common place terms like “on the right track” or “wrong side of the tracks” were the result of the railroads. Because of a need for trains to have a common schedule, time zones and a standardized time reference was established.
Our Collections
Our Collections
Our Collections
The museum will be totally free of charge, a gift to the community from John & Penny Hawkins and dedicated to the memory of Lawrence Ducote.
email: trainhousemuseum@gmail.com
OPENING IN SPRING OF 2024
Our Mission
Our Collections
Our Mission
The Train House Museum is a free museum dedicated to the education of children and adults about railroads and the impact they had on settling our Country, the evolution from steam power in the 1800’s to diesel electric today and the benefits to the American economy.
There will be interactive model train setups showing the various model t
The Train House Museum is a free museum dedicated to the education of children and adults about railroads and the impact they had on settling our Country, the evolution from steam power in the 1800’s to diesel electric today and the benefits to the American economy.
There will be interactive model train setups showing the various model train gauges from N scale to G scale and our focus will be teaching the history of railroads and our country.
There will also be displays of model cars spanning the model years from the 1920’s to the 1950’s.