Tennessee Central Railway Museum

Tennessee Central Railway Museum Tennessee Central Railway Museum
220 Willow Street
Nashville, TN 37210
http://www.tcry.org/

Museum 615-244-9001 Terry Bebout, President
Fax 615-244-2120
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The Tennessee Central Railway Museum is a volunteer, non-profit organization. Our mission is to preserve, restore, interpret, and operate historic railroad equipment to educate our guests about America's railroads. We have a growing collection of historic equipment, but TCRM is much more than a static museum. Our specialty is operating historic trains, providing a unique opportunity to ride a 1950

's vintage train through beautiful Middle Tennessee. Since the 1989, TCRM has been running passenger excursions from Nashville to points east. Current destinations include Lebanon, Watertown, Cookeville, and Monterey, Tennessee. Trains typically consist of air-conditioned coaches with refreshments and souvenirs available onboard. Many trains also include deluxe accommodations in special cars available at extra cost. TCRM has preserved a collection of passenger cars, cabooses, freight cars, and locomotives. Our volunteers are at work on most Saturdays restoring and maintaining this equipment. The museum began as an extension of the local division of the National Model Railroad Association, the Cumberland Division SER-NMRA. Since Cumberland Division SER-NMRA Inc., an IRS 501(c)(3) Federal income tax-exempt organization, does business as Tennessee Central Railway Museum, donations to the Museum are tax-deductible. The Museum headquarters is located in the former Tennessee Central Railway Master Mechanic's office at 220 Willow Street near downtown Nashville. The building houses offices, a library, and a collection of railroad material, including the largest collection of Tennessee Central Railway artifacts to be found anywhere. Monthly membership meetings are held at this facility.

01/23/2025

Join us on a unique excursion experience on Saturday, February 15th! Buddy Jewell from the Opry will be playing live on the train &
DelMonaco Winery Staff Will Be On The Train
To Host Wine Tastings In Every Car! 🍷🎶🚂💘
Tickets:🎟️ TCRY.org

The museum will be closed this Saturday 1/11 due to the winter weather, we will see you soon! ❄️☃️🚂❄️
01/09/2025

The museum will be closed this Saturday 1/11 due to the winter weather, we will see you soon! ❄️☃️🚂❄️

Our museum President Terry Bebout was a part of the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday in Watertown, TN where the city re...
12/11/2024

Our museum President Terry Bebout was a part of the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday in Watertown, TN where the city received a $1.6M federal grant to install a turntable donated from CSX in preparation for the operation of Nashville Steam steam engine 576! 🚂

All Aboard for our first Morning North Pole Santa Excursion Train of the holiday season! 🚂 🎅🧑‍🎄
11/23/2024

All Aboard for our first Morning North Pole Santa Excursion Train of the holiday season! 🚂 🎅🧑‍🎄

FREE OPEN HOUSE this Saturday at the museum! Stop in from 9am-3pm on 11/2 and enjoy touring passenger cars, cabooses & l...
10/30/2024

FREE OPEN HOUSE this Saturday at the museum! Stop in from 9am-3pm on 11/2 and enjoy touring passenger cars, cabooses & locomotives! 🚂 Model railroads will be running for all ages to enjoy! Our dining car will be also have great lunch options available for purchase during the event. Check out the Hobby Shop and Nashville Steam during your visit too- we look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Tickets for our first trip of 2025 are on sale now & 👀 introducing our new Premier Service option! 🎟️ 🚂 This exclusive s...
10/18/2024

Tickets for our first trip of 2025 are on sale now & 👀 introducing our new Premier Service option! 🎟️ 🚂 This exclusive seating offering will be in select coaches and features adult only seating, unlimited soft drinks and snacks, a catered snack box, fresh cookies and bar service for the purchase of spirits. Join us on Saturday, February 15th featuring Opry star Buddy Jewell!
Tickets: TCRY.org 🚂

We are excited to have Buddy Jewell lined up to perform on our February 15 Valentine’s Wine Tasting Excursion! Our 2025 ...
10/10/2024

We are excited to have Buddy Jewell lined up to perform on our February 15 Valentine’s Wine Tasting Excursion! Our 2025 excursions will offer a new Premier Coach Class Service that features unlimited soft drinks, bottled water, catered snack boxes, and more. 🚂 Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at noon!
🎟️Info: TCRY.org

Practice rail safety everyday in Nashville- See Tracks? Think Train!
09/28/2024

Practice rail safety everyday in Nashville- See Tracks? Think Train!

We have the perfect spot for your upcoming holiday party! Message us today for availability, options & pricing. 🚂 🎄 🚂
09/24/2024

We have the perfect spot for your upcoming holiday party! Message us today for availability, options & pricing. 🚂 🎄 🚂

Stop, Look, Listen!Don’t drive on the tracks when a train is coming. Lebanon, TNOperation Lifesaver Inc.
08/26/2024

Stop, Look, Listen!
Don’t drive on the tracks when a train is coming.
Lebanon, TN
Operation Lifesaver Inc.

06/15/2024

Tickets for our 2024 Christmas Excursions with Santa are now on sale! 🎄🎅🤶🎁
Visit TCRY.org for trip dates, details and tickets! 🚂

Earlier this month the Tennessee Central Railway Museum was selected for a historical preservation award for the restora...
05/28/2024

Earlier this month the Tennessee Central Railway Museum was selected for a historical preservation award for the restoration of the museum building as a result of the windstorm in 2021. Many thanks to everyone involved in our restoration project! Our new and improved building now offers a large meeting space for parties and events! Message us for details and availability 🚂

SPRING 2024 Tennessee Central Ry MuseumModel Train Show & Open House9 am to 3 pm Saturday, April 27, 2024Location- TC Ry...
04/22/2024

SPRING 2024 Tennessee Central Ry Museum
Model Train Show & Open House
9 am to 3 pm Saturday, April 27, 2024
Location- TC Ry Museum at 220 Willow St Nashville TN
Admission – FREE!
• Tour Restored Passenger Train Cars • Dealer Tables
• Operating Digitrax DCC Model Railroads • Tour a Caboose
• Company Store • Tour the NC&StL Ry #576 Steam Loco Restoration
• Tour a Diesel Locomotive Cab • Food Service on 8510 Dining Car
A great family event for everyone!

For more information, contact TCRM at 220 Willow St in Nashville TN 37210-2159
FAX 615-244-2120 or E-mail [email protected]
Dealer tables –E-mail [email protected] or call 615-519-0129 for information
about future shows and dealer table availability.

We are excited to share that the Tennessee Central Railway Museum has recently acquired two original pieces of art from ...
03/31/2024

We are excited to share that the Tennessee Central Railway Museum has recently acquired two original pieces of art from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. These artworks, known as 'Kachina,' were originally part of sets of four and adorned the coaches in the museum's 47 # # series. We are actively searching for the remaining two 'Kachinas' to complete a full set, after which we will work on recreations for the rest of our Santa Fe coaches.

The history behind these acquisitions is fascinating. The 45 coaches in the 47 # # series were initially built in 1953 for the ATSF's El Capitan train. However, they only served for three years before being replaced by the ATSF's new Bi-Level cars. Subsequently, these coaches were utilized in general pool service across ATSF's network until they were sold to Amtrak in 1972.

Our journey with these coaches began in 1994 when we acquired our first 47 # # car, and since then, we have expanded our collection to include six of these coaches, with five still in their original configuration. These coaches have become the backbone of our museum's fleet, showcasing a significant era in railway history.

We are dedicated to preserving and celebrating the heritage of these remarkable artifacts, and we look forward to sharing more updates as we continue to grow and enhance our collection.

02/19/2024

It was so much fun to have Buddy Jewell on the train Saturday entertaining our passengers during the Valentines Wine Train Excursion! 🍷🎸🎶

Address

220 Willow Street
Nashville, TN
37210

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

(615) 244-9001

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February 15!
February 15!

Join us on a unique excursion experience on Saturday, February 15th! Buddy Jewell from the Opry will be playing live on the train & DelMonaco Winery Staff Will Be On The Train To Host Wine Tastings In Every Car! 🍷🎶🚂💘 Tickets:🎟️ TCRY.org

Tickets for our 2024 Christmas Excursions with Santa are now on sale! 🎄🎅🤶🎁 Visit TCRY.org for trip dates, details and tickets! 🚂

It was so much fun to have Buddy Jewell on the train Saturday entertaining our passengers during the Valentines Wine Train Excursion! 🍷🎸🎶

Merry Christmas from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum! 🎅🚂🎄

All aboard to Watertown! 🚂🎟️Tickets: TCRY.org September 2: 🍷Wine Tasting Excursion October 7: 🛍️ Mile Long Yard Sale Excursion

Come spend A Day Out With Thomas this weekend! Tickets available at the door, last trip leaves at 4pm today. Many activities on site for the entire family!

A Day Out With Thomas 2017!

Tickets available at the gate for today's Thomas trips and fun activities! Join us next weekend if you can't make it out today- tickets also available at TCRY.org!

We have quite the model railroad display at the museum. We hope to see you soon!

Thomas comes in after his first trip of the day. It's a great day for a train ride! Come out and see us!

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