This was a nice little train museum. The exhibits are very educational to learn about life on the L&N Trains. There is a model train layout, but they only had one train running at the time of our visit. This was slightly disappointing for my son. You can tour a diesel engine, dining car, and sleeping cars. Overall, not stoller-friendly. It wasnt a huge deal for us, but would have been nice to know ahead of time to help us plan our day better. It could be a problem for other families. We did have a good time, and would love to go back someday.

Really cool little museum with a lot of history. The trains are fun. I think my tour guides name was Will (sorry if I misheard) and he was quite knowledgeable and had a few funny jokes. Ill definitely be back sometime.

Great gem in Bowling Green. Very knowledgeable guides and well kept exhibits. Only 4 stars due to kid friendliness; The tour is not interactive ebbing to keep them engaged.

I had a private tour by a very nice young man,,very happy.

Free to see the model trains inside but it costs to go into the museum. Definitely worth a visit.

Worth the tripLoved this place. The tour was fun, Cory was very informative. The museum had so many great exhibits...lives of the workers, civil war, segregation...

Admission prices were reasonable, tours start a quarter past the hour. While the layout of the museum was small, there was tons of information available to read. The museum is housed in the old train station and running locomotives pass right by the building.

A good place to go railfanning and also get to know people around town

This place is so informative!!! Corey, the young man, was our tour guide. The older gentleman was supposed to be because Corey was working the register, but he didn’t finish the previous tour on time (I’ve heard he’s always late) so Corey went ahead & took us. I’m so happy he did! He was very informative & interactive. He was even able to answer questions about the heating system & how the ductwork was ran. The museum inside is incredibly educational. You’ll learn about trains, the Civil War, Abe Lincoln, & local history! All the artifacts are in almost pristine condition. I wish it had been better lit though so the items would be easier to see. I would go back when they have the WWII car restored or for one of their escape rooms! THANK YOU SO MUCH COREY!

It’s a bit small. Definitely not an all day trip. But the train was pretty cool and the kid giving the tour was very knowledgeable. The kids loved getting to touch all the little things they had in the train and the videos

The Civil War History (including tie in to Lincoln and his Presidency) is a reason to visit this little museum.The model train layout is very detailed and if you do enjoy this hobby, you can also find info on the model railroad group here as well (it is nice to see the creativity of others in scale ...). There is also info on the pullman cars and their employees.Although the cars and engines dont move ... it is a good thing to walk through the restored cars to have an appreciation for the work and lives of those who manned these cars. (Including the dangers they faced)Quite intriguing how common phrases morphed into other meanings too

My husband and I stopped by here on vacation since he likes trains. We had a great time! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and passionate about what he was doing. We were able to tour the train and see how the cars were set up when the train was in use. There is also a two floor self guided museum that allows you to explore railroad history. For someone who knew absolutely nothing about trains prior, I had a really good time. This place is definitely worth a visit!

It was interesting very good tour of the train

Had a lot of fun and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Just wish the hospital car was ready.

This place is pretty cool a step back in time

Our tour guide, Mr John, was awesome. He kept our kids attention the entire time. The kids didnt want to leave. We thought it would be a quick one hour visit but were there for 3 hours. Could have spent another hour...at least.

The gift shop is FREE to walk around and enjoy a model train display of Bowling Green. Every hour or so they have guided tours of a vintage train. They have an engine, mail car, dining car, and a luxury private car as part of the tour. The train depot has many of the original features from the bygone era of travel by rail. My 5 kids really enjoyed themselves.

Nice museum dedicated to the days when Bowling Green was a major stop on the old Louisville and Nashville Railroad. There is a large model railroad just off the gift shop. Most of the information is upstairs with lots of displays and nostalgia pieces. There is even a section on hobos.We were there for a brunch meeting and toured it afterwards. I believe there was a birthday party going on in one of the train cars.Well worth a look if you have an hour or two to browse.

Great place to learn about the railroad. Tour of train was great. Very large gift shop.

Lots of historical examples. They take you through the entire train and how the work and how things where. Really cool.

Enjoyed a little Halloween Phobias tour through the train. Actors did a nice job staying in character and telling compelling stories. Worth a visit.

This is a must see. Great pieces of history inside, railroad displays and information, and tours of an engibe and rail cars. Children, teens, adults, and grand parents will find this place very interesting.

The museum is great and touring the train cars was really fascinating. The only downside was that they had decorated the train cars for Halloween and covered up a lot of the interesting parts and information. This was especially true in the mail car.

Very interesting. Guide was knowledgeable. Thank you

Didnt get a chance to look at the museum, we got thru the fun train tour and my toddler decided he would rather play with the wooden train set up in gift shop. People working there were very nice. My family is planning to come back soon.

Fundraiser included a nice meal and jazz band. Museum is small but interesting if you like railroad history. Walk through the train was a nice trip back in time.

Seemed cool,..Closed when I went.

Excellent museum in the old Bowling Green train station about civil war era and early trains. They also have model train set setup in the building.

I didn’t know if I was going to enjoy this museum. I like history but I’m not that into trains. But this museum was way better than I thought. The train depot itself is very big and is well maintained. There are two floor of exibits that are self-guided and then a tour guide takes your through the five train cars. Our tour guide was very friendly and informative. I’m glad they have preserved this depot and these train cars. Very cool part of local history.

Great history of the L&N railroad. Neatly preserved engine and cars from various times. Museum has a great accord of the RR in this area

Tour the train...wonderful glimpse into what trains meant to America! The mail car is exquisite!

Went for vendor fair and purchased a bottle of peach wine from a Smiths Grove winery. Walked through the museums souvenir shop. Have a great model rr layout. Ill go back for a tour of the museum.

Way to much fun! I hope to go back soon.

Fun and informative. As a person who ride the train a bunch as a kid, I Loved the focus on porters and kitchen staff. Great job!

Take the train tour and also spend some time watching the model trains.

What a bounty of information. Im only going with 4 stars, because my family of 4 cost $50 and were only able to tour one train, while there are 3 or 4 more right there, and our guide was not particularly focused.If Id a swath of money, I would donate to the organization FOR SURE!!! Theyve so much to share, information to provide generations whove not so much as seen a passenger train let alone boarded one.Oh, and our tour guide was a bit distracted. He spent a great deal of our tour discussing Europe with the other two people in the group. It was... rather rude, actually. I dont think he meant any harm, but the lack of professionalism was there. He almost rushed through the facts about the train operation to continue their talk about Florence and Pisa. Its fantastic to have that kind of connection with people, but theres a time and a place for it.And OMG!!!!!! at the end of our tour, the leader pitched us the idea of going to see him perform in COMMUNITY THEATER! I almost burst out laughing. Again, not a dedicated professional (he will, however, be the ghost of Christmas Present, should you be in BG mid-December).

My toddler son loves seeing the train cars. I wish they had more you could walk thru. Worth the stop!

We had a lot of fun! Very nice and informative. Great for kids and adults! We arrived half hour before the next tour and couldnt wait for the following one (we were on time schedule), so they did a private tour just for the four of us! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and just very nice! We highly recommend this museum!

First time here. Went on a haunted tour. A little lame but the thought behind it was interesting. Train in old. Alot of history in down town Bowling Green.

Congrats on your travel award. Very nice place to visit

Went last night for the second year in a row. Cast is always great and do a great job story telling. Seemed like it was a lot shorter than last year but still enjoyed ourselves! See yall again in 2020!2018 - Had a super awesome time doing the haunted lantern tour tonight! The actors were really great and engaging. The stories they told were really entertaining. So nice to have a haunted type attraction that doesnt just involve being chased by people with chainsaws or just a maze full of cheesy jump scares.

Very cool, outstanding model train setting of historical Bowling Green, Ky

Charming and a step back in time. Well worth a trip for those who love trains.

Great place knowledgeable staff great staff ! Everyone should visit this place lots of history.

Fantastic little historic tourist stop. The tour takes you back in time through the main historic train on the track. The tour guide was super knowledgeable about the history of old trains and took us back in time with fascinating stories and anecdotes from a bygone era of riding on the rail. The museum has a few other incredibly unique historic train cars that are being restored as well. If you’re from out of town or lived in Bowling Green and never been, I highly recommend checking this unique historical attraction out. Even if you’re not interested in trains or historical museums, the tour through the old train is worth the visit.

Great event. Cant wait for the Christmas trains.

The staff are knowledgeable and the museum was unbelievable.

I had a wonderful experience the tour guide was very knowledgeable about the rail cars and trains.

We really enjoyed our visit. The history of the train Depot and the Civil War was very interesting. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and personable. The train was so intriguing. It was great to imagine all the people and experiences from the past. We cant wait to take a modern day train excursion. You will the experience.

The 2 year old loved it. Its basically a tour of one train and a gift shop. Wasted opportunity because theyve clearly restored the old train station, but none of it is really utilized on the tour.

Great place! The restored depot is very nice. The train tour is pretty cool and the model RR layout is awesome. Had a great time!

We love trains great place ....all aboard for a beat adventure

This is a must stop for anyone who loves trains and their history. Take the tour and visit the museum. Dont rush through it, take your time and look at everything.

Wonderful tour and many historic displays in museum. A great spot fr any railfan or history buff.

This tour has the potential to be amazing. Inside the railcars is great but our guide was not the most informative and was hard to hear at times. I would definitely invest in the microphone and speaker that attaches to clothing. Also sometimes the guide was already in another car talking and bc of the amount of people we were just getting to experience the previous car. So we were always like 5 steps behind, and missed a lot and then others in the group had to pass the word on to the ones in the back. Then the video we watched never said why the Pullman porters were so important to American history. It was like a 10 min preview for a very informative documentary but never gave any more information. I left very frustrated. Very rushed and like I wasted money.

Great Guide. Very knowledgeable. Worth a see.

Had our sons rehearsal dinner there and the event coordinator was most helpful. The atmosphere was quaint and like a by gone era. Very romantic. The catering kitchen was clean and had the needed basics.

This was a very interesting place to visit. Self guided tour or guided if you are there at the right time. Lot of interesting information on the railway from the Kentucky area. If your a train enthusiast of just like history, great place for a hour or so tour.

Enjoyed an excellent trip to Historic RailPark & Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Very interesting exhibits and really enjoyed the Guided Tour of the L&N passenger train cars (included with Museum admission). The guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining.

Tour guide was great. Loads to see. Well worth an afternoon.

The history, artifacts, and knowledge of your guide...this is a must stop for anyone in the area.You wont be disappointed.

Self guided tour would have been jsu as enlightening, however interesting in the presidents car. Tiny exhibits. Glad we stopped.

Tours of several historic train cars. Highly detailed and informative in both the tour and the museum. Theres also a large scale model town with trains. An informational video is shown prior to the tour, but you can watch it without taking a tour. The only issues are that there can be working trains passing while touring; making it impossible to hear the guide, and if you arent near the guide during the tour, and his head is facing forward as he walks and talks, you will miss information.

Neat train set and full tour is available for $14.

Any time we are meeting up in KY to pick up or drop off his son, we go here for a meet. The little boys and my big boy (28 yr old other half) absolutely love this place. They offer an interactive train table inside for the kids, but have a huge model railway set up inside as well. You can purchase tickets and get a tour of the museum and tour the old rail cars they have along a track out back. In addition, which my little boy just loved, it sits along the active railway and we got to watch two sets of trains go by.

Knowledgeable people. Get the train car tour.

Fascinating history of railroads and Bowling Green. The train parked out back was very interesting to explore and the model trains inside were very cleverly laid out. We will go back again when we have more time.

We went on a Halloween event called the haunted train. It was not what we expected, instead totally awesome. Actors and actresses were super!!

Awesome to see the historic business car and Pullman sleeper, mail car and locomotive. The staff were really helpful and went WAY above and beyond. The museum upstairs was very well done, highlighting many aspects of rail passenger travel.

This is such a cool place! The train car tour was my favorite part. So much history there. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, the model train display was very impressive and the museum was wonderful. I was able to get a Groupon for discounted admission but full price would have been with every penny.

Tour guide was good. Wasnt a fan of halloween decorations in one car (not opposed to Halloween decorations in general). One car is leaking (a rainy day). Probably, great if you are a railroad/train enthusiast and or school age children. It does have good history boards/exhibits inside.

Excellent museum. Especially the guided tour of the L&N passenger train.

Great guided tour and awesome little museum. My 4 year old and 1 1/2 year old both loved the exhibits!

Great place great guide

Alot of info packed into this muesum. The tour of the historic rail cars was a neat experience.

Very nice place. Museum is handicapped accessible...tour of the trains, however, has no handicap accessibility.

Nice museum. Kids loved it. Tour guide was excellent! Great with the kids and informative.

We had a great time today. Learned so much. Will be back.

Very interesting museum and likeable staff.

Well done make sure you go up stairs,thats where the history is a well done stop in time

Nice, but not worth the cost. If I would have known what it was I would have skipped it.

Has a nice model train layout in main building. Not much railroad stock. Might be worth a visit if youre in the area.

It was interesting, but a little dry. The artifacts were amazing, and the history was nice. I hope the can keep working at it because it could be something amazing.

We loved the guided tour of the train. Our four boys enjoyed hearing about the history and seeing the cart. We would definitely recommend.

Amazing place... It was really great to be able to run the train and see it operating in action and go through the countryside near Hershey... An amazing place and grateful to have the opportunity to go

This is a wonderful place! Come visit! Very important history!

Nice little museum, great tour. Good place to take the kids

We loved the museum and tour. Not to mention the friendly staff! So many facts, history and stories!

John, a volunteer, did a wonderful your. Very good museum as well

Factual and interesting exhibits. Professional quality. A must for railroad buffs.

If you love trains , thisbis the place to visit!

This is a very interesting place to visit, it lets you learn about the Railroad system in Bowling Green as well as in the state of Ky and shows you all the different trains through the years as well as the clothing and other items that were used from the 1800s to present day. Highly recommend this adventure.

Dont let this place fool you. Its a great place to visit. The museum is really small and disappointing but the tour through the different train cars really made it great! Our tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable about the railroad, the different train cars, and its history. Its worth a visit if you are in the area.

Santa the tour guide was very slow in talking. it was way too hot to keep everyone in an enclosed area for so long. Better to come on a cool day and without annoying families and their rude selfs!! Was horrible. FYI.. the dining area smells like mothballs

The RailPark is beautiful. But it is sponsored be the public and private donors and you must be a member to make any photos. Dont think it is fair if we the tax payers are funding it!

I love that place only cause I love trains

Both of my boys loved this place.

Very interesting place. Lots of history, plus the train car tour was awesome. The tour guide and other staff were very friendly and informative.

Wonderful guide ...learned alot from Nick.loved the museum

Its like taking a step back in time