Rosenberg Railroad Museum

Very cool place near downtown Houston. We went with our kids so we had the full experience! I love the old school feel of the place.
They have a great outdoor spot with large picnic tables. Right now everything around it is being worked on so its not the nicest to look at but will be soon.
All my kids got their food in an old school tin lunch box. They really enjoyed that part.
I had the chicken fried steak which was amazing.
Parking can get a little interesting down there but not too big of a deal.

My 2 year old Looooved this place! The opportunity to be so close to real trains, and the toy room was filled with toy trains and tracks. They have open space, and some covered picnic tables. Its a perfect playgroup destination. Be sure to visit Another Time Soda Fountain & Café across the street for lunch. Yummy food, and Blue Bell milk shakes!

I begrudgingly accompanied my wife and in-​laws for a visit. I’m not too big to admit that I’m glad I did. They have a surprisingly large collection of historical items. The tour is given by a very knowledgable young man who is enthusiastic about trains. You get to walk through and touch a lot of the exhibits (but not all). For $ 5 you can’t beat it. Be sure to have lunch at the place across the street when you finish!

This place was just «ok», the lady at the front desk wasn’t overly friendly, which kind of set the tone for our visit. I couldn’t easily go to the first 3 parts of the tour as I had a stroller with me and the Caboose, point station 17 and the train carriage are all non-​friendly to strollers and wheelchairs.
That left the «museum» part, it’s small and for a collection of train memorabilia it’s unimpressive, even the 8 min video is boring, the kids party area is also disappointing.
You may think this a harsh review, but the railroad museum in Memphis was free and superior to this one.
The model train in the «outhouse» building was impressive.

What a truly delightful little museum!
I’d had this place bookmarked for quite sometime but never had the opportunity to make it out to Rosenberg to explore until today. We arrived a little late (like 4:15 and the museum closes at 5) but I honestly thought 45 minutes would be plenty of time. Wrong. Hahaha.
My son was sooooooooo excited to see a real train car (caboose) up close, a gigantic (and beautiful) model train set, an old fire engine that he could «drive» (probably the highlight for him during our short visit) AND watch the real live choo-choo’s as they chugged past the museum from a little platform. We had so much fun, it was a bummer we were too late for the tour (which lasts over an hour). When the clock struck 5:00 and it was time to leave my boy did NOT want to go. I really feel we could’ve stayed at this museum for at least 2 hrs. I didn’t even get to see the fancy business car, the rail tower thingy or the jail!
If you have a toddler (or child!) that loves trains & fire trucks I am insisting you come here. If you’re leery of driving alllllllllll the way out here just for the museum & you’ve never been to historic downtown Rosenberg (I hadn’t) fear not! You can easily make a day of this… After you get your fill of the museum go eat one of the bbq restaurants, shop the many antique stores, stroll around the historic downtown area then finish up the day with a snowball from one of the local stands.
Beautiful visit. I definitely plan on returning.

We took a group of homeschoolers on a field trip to the Rosenberg Railroad Museum and they loved it. Our guide Lisa was very informative and Chris who showed us the tower was very engaging. Don’t be fooled by the size of the museum because there is so much to see! We will definitely be making a return trip!

This museum is a very good value and quite nice for $ 5 /​adult and $ 3 /​child. The inside exhibits include displays and artifacts from the railroad industry and from the hobo lifestyle, which was interesting. There are also four outside exhibits: a 1970s caboose, a signal tower, a late 19^th century business-​class car, and a nice model train display. Each of the outside exhibits is air-​conditioned, which is really nice for the greater Houston area.
The 19^th century business-​class rail car is worth the price of admission in itself. It is well restored and unlike anything I’ve ever seen in a museum before, very classy and well done.
Also, the gift shop has reasonable prices. We got my son a key chain for his backpack and it was only $ 2.50, a similar chain at one of the museum in Houston would likely have been about $ 8.00.