Danbury Railway Museum

National Register Of Historic Places · Danbury, Connecticut

The 1903 Danbury station and its railyard, run as a museum by the volunteers who saved it, with about sixty pieces of rolling stock in the yard outside and a working turntable they still use. The station itself is the draw for a certain kind of visitor: Hitchcock filmed Strangers on a Train here in 1951 and the building is recognisably the same. What makes it worth the stop rather than a look through the fence is the YARD RIDE - a short train trip out into the railyard and across the turntable, which they rotate with you on it. The collection runs from steam-era coaches to diesel switchers, much of it in the slow process of restoration, and the volunteers will talk for as long as you will listen. It is unpolished, genuinely run by enthusiasts, and much better with children than its quiet reputation suggests. The museum being open and the yard ride running are two different questions, though - the ride is weather dependent and does not operate every open day, so confirm both before setting out.

120 White Street, Danbury, Danbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States

Open on a limited week year round, typically a few days including the weekend, with shorter winter hours. YARD RIDES run on a schedule within opening hours and are weather dependent - they do not run in every condition and not on every open day. Special event trains run on announced dates and sell out. Closed on major holidays. Confirm both the opening and the ride schedule before travelling.

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