NORTHWEST OHIO RAILROAD PRESERVATION, INC.
(Train Fare Applies; Admission to Special Events)
Location:
Phone: 419-423-2995
It is operated by an all-volunteer 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to railroad preservation, promotion, and education. Take a train ride powered by a restored quarter-scale, coal-burning, live-steam Engine 901 around a 1/2 mile of 15" gauge track; only $1.00 per passenger. Tours of a 1920s era B&O caboose are the first Sunday of the month, April thru September. The railroad museum is nearing completion; in addition to railroad artifacts and memorabilia it will include an HO model train layout as well as Lionel toy trains. A conference room and/or kid's birthday room is available for rent. Outside static displays include a 1950s Plymouth switcher and a 19th century wooden boxcar, both slated for future restoration.
Special events: Flag City Train Show in the spring, Tracks To The Past in September, Pumpkin Train in October, Train of Terror & Haunted Engine House in October (special evening hours), North Pole Express in December. Call for details.
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