Skip The Line: Historic RailPark And Train Museum Ticket With Guided Tour

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  alta415 5

  25 Jan 2022

  This place was Amazing ! Very Informative place lots of History . The tour guide was very helpful and There was a wedding there Beautiful set up ..

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  NancyH2311 5

  31 Oct 2021

  The guide was very nice. We like all if it. We really like the museum too. It was interesting of the history behind it.

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  Kathy H 5

  10 Sep 2021

  The tour of the train cars was great! Our guide knew everything and answered all of the questions. It was better than I expected it to be, having been on other trains before. This one really and truly gave you a feel for what it was like to travel by train back in the day. The museum exhibits were interesting as well, especially the old signs, posters, advertisements, etc. I wish there had been a book in the gift shop that was specifically about the L&N that maybe included some of the stories and photos seen on the tour. Maybe someone local could write one? I'd buy it! Anyway, everyone we encountered was very nice and helpful, and we're glad we stopped in.

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  JT366 4

  10 Jul 2021

  If you like trains, you will really enjoy the tour of the cars. If you are ok with trains, you will still enjoy the car tour. The museum is ok; mostly about people and trains. There is also a model train set up that is enjoyable. The engine is a bit disappointing because it's been set up as an extension of the museum and not as an engine car. The other cars are very interesting and fun to tour. We really enjoyed our visit.

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  D2918FIdavidc 4

  09 Apr 2021

  The exhibits were nicely restored and the tour guide is well informed. Down side is there is alot and I do mean alot of information to look at and read over and the tour seems rushed to fit in the 45 minute windows. It would be nice to have the time for children and train enthusiasts to actually have time to read and enter act with the informational details they installed in the train cars

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  jtkoehler2 4

  12 Nov 2020

  The tour was great the ho layout don't miss . We were they 3 hours. Good information. Tours are on the 15 of the hour

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  scott r 4

  15 Jul 2020

  Almost a '5' based on content, though you need to be a reader. Let down only by a scale RR layout that has very restricted viewing, failing to allow one to appreciate the true creativity that goes into designing one of these things; if the viewing area were reconfigured slightly it would warrant a full 5. The local history and RR history in general are well presented - though the emphasis on Pullman porter's sufferable work conditions tends to overlook the fact that these jobs were lifelines into the middle class at a time few such path were available to African Americans. Outdoor train car tour very much worth taking; the guide was quite knowledgeable. Very much a shame though that the cars are not open to explore at leisure - there' enough explanatory signage that one can linger far longer than a tour will allow. Still, given the time constraints our guide did his best to answer questions and illuminate what we saw. Budget at least 2 hours. Impressive adaptive reuse of a building probably once slated for demo. Good job.

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  marleneb140 5

  29 Oct 2019

  There was a wedding set up out front and a reception set up inside when our bus tour arrived here. The group was divided to allow guides to take us through the train cars. Some of the cars were decorated for Halloween. The museum had an interesting film on the black porters on the train who acted as help to passengers and who faced unfair labor practices by George Pullman. There were also several interactive displays. The train cars were wonderful. One train section had been used as a hospital of sorts at one time. The trains serve as a wonderful reminder of early passenger car travel and this is a great learning area for both adults and children.

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  Paul L 4

  29 Oct 2019

  The Historic RailPark & Train Museum isn't exactly the best train museum in the country & honestly from a size standpoint it's on the small size from a museum standpoint (although the model train display is huge). The rail cars which have been restored are the highlight of this place & the tour guide I had (Cory) was very good at what he did although being as the fact the trains were in the process of being decorated for Halloween did take away from some of the glamour of them. There are additional cars which hopefully will be restored & added to this at some point. Additionally, this museum appears to be in financial hardship due to fundraising signs in it which is a shame especially since this museum is an important part of the history not only of Bowling Green, but that part of South Central Kentucky.

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  Tennessee50plus 5

  04 Aug 2019

  Several years ago my wife and I were traveling through Bowling Green and pass the old train station. Since we've always loved old train stations we pulled in the parking lot to peek in the windows. Much to our surprise the gentleman who was working on restoring the old railroad station was in the building and invited us in and gave us a private tour and discussed his hopes for the old station. Last week we revisited the train station to see what he had accomplished. The results was fascinating. Not only had the building been lovingly restored but they had added a railroad History Museum that covers the impact of the railroads during the Civil War and told various stories about the porter's lives and other interesting facts. They have also restored several railroad cars that can be seen on a tour. The tour includes the engine, the mail car, a dining car, an economy class Pullman, and ends with a presidential or VIP car. The tour was very fascinating and definitely a must do when you visit. The information from the tour guide was fascinating and funny. It took about an hour and a half to tour the entire area. In addition they have an old MASH car from Korea and a caboose. The cost is very reasonable and a nice place to visit.

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