Rappahannock Railroad Museum

08/09/2024

The museum has opened a gift shop featuring Railroad hats, Bandannas, and t-shirts for adults and children. The merchandise is available in blue, kelly green, and gray. We are open from 9 a.m. to noon at the museum welcome center located at 11700 Main St., Fredericksburg, VA 22408 (on the border with Spotsylvania). Shirts will also be available for purchase by mail through ART FROM THE BARK's webstore at carvingsandhobbies.com in the near future.

05/16/2021

WELCOME BACK
MAY 29th Re-opening to visitors. As with other venues in Virginia, we are opening the Rappahannock RR museum to visitors we will be open Saturdays from 9AM to noon starting May 29th. Please follow any current COVID-19 safety precautions in effect in Virginia at the time of your visit. We continue to offer this experience including (weather permitting) train rides on our Maintenance of Way train without admission or reservations. Donations accepted and greatly appreciated as they are our sole source of operating funds.

03/24/2020

In response to Governor Northam's Executive Order the Museum is closed until at least Saturday April 25th. If the EO is extended this closure may also extend.

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-53-Temporary-Restrictions-Due-To-Novel-Coronavirus-(COVID-19).pdf

Please view our website http://www RRMUSEUM.ORG for any further status updates.

12/15/2019

Through a generous donation, the Rappahannock Railroad Museum acquired a fully detailed Z scale layout. We are bringing it back to life one step at a time as members trace circuits to make the proper connections. The stand alone elevated oval is the first to be powered. Years of storage had coated the tracks in a thick layer of grease and soot. About an hour of cleaning and the little tank engine ran flawlessly.
Come by any Saturday morning from 9AM to Noon and see what is new. We are continually changing, improving, and having fun to boot.

08/04/2019

First weekend of August and visitors to the Rappahannock RR Museum take part in our Living History Exhibit by riding our maintenance of way (MOW) train to end of trackage permission on Spotsylvania County's Spur. Arriving at junction with CSX in time to say hello to the Engineer and conductor aboard a CSX Freight Train. Museum open every Saturday 9AM to Noon and offering rides aboard the MOW train when weather permits. Admission is complementary with donations to keep operations going appreciated. Come back and visit or join as member.

11/30/2018

Winter Notice: Sad to say but the weather is often below 40 degrees on Saturday mornings this time of year. Between December 1 and March 15 we will operate the train only when weather permits usually this means that temperatures warm above 40 degrees by 10AM. If we have rain, snow, or sleet we will not operate regardless of temperature. Please consider this and dress appropriately. Around Mid-March we will resume rides every Saturday (if no rain or snow) through end of October. Meanwhile our restored cars are open for touring as is our new museum building which is heated and now has most of our dispalys and operating HO and O gauge model trains. As usual we open at 9AM and close at 12. Train boarding times are between 9:30 and 10:30. All visitors are welcome to arrive at 9 but and watch us take the train out of storage and prepare for the morning rides.

11/30/2018

Museum Notice for December 8
The museum is open for visits but due to other area activities the train is not expected to run. Museum staff will be in the restored cars and the museum exhibit buildings and operating the model trains. On Saturday and Sunday the museum will also be at the Eagles Lodge on Cool Springs Road with our HO scale Thomas for the Rappahannock Railroaders show and sale Saturday and Sunday.
https://www.rmrailroaders.com/21st-annual-rmr-train-and-christmas-show

Saturday from noon onward the museum will have an information table at the Spotsylvania VRE station from 1230 to 330 for the Santa Train activities.

https://www.vre.org/special-events/santa-train/

Come see us this weekkend at any or all of the events.

21st Annual RMR Train and Christmas Show The 21st Annual RMR Train and Christmas Show will be held Sat Dec 8th and Sun Dec 9th, 2018 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #4123 in Fredericksburg, VA Show hours are 9:00 – 5:00 pm Sat Dec 8th and 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Sun Dec 9th Admission: 13 and o...

10/07/2018

Saturday, Oct. 6 a cloudy and sometimes misty day depending on where you live in the greater Fredericksburg area. The rails at the museum stayed dry so we had full operations including the maintenance of way train trips. We made 4 complete runs along Deep Run spur. Watched a CSX coal train southbound on trip 2 and AMTRAK Northeast Regional Northbound on trip 3. Over 60 vistors rode along with us to experience how early to mid 20th Century track workers commuted to work. Overall had close to 70 visitors to your local rail museum. As Fall and Winter approach we run the train exhibit when we can. Generally morning temps over 40 and dry weather. Other Saturdays the rest of the museum is open. With our new exhibit building open the exhibits and model trains can be viewed in A.C. or Heated comfort as appropriate. Come out and visit us again and see what is new.

07/10/2018

For any one who enjoys our museum. We welcome new members. No railroad knowledge is needed. Just a like of our museum. Only $15 a year and you recieve our monthly newsletter by email and weekly (or as needed) updates on museum activities. Just send me a message and I'll send you an application

03/12/2018

Saturday March 17, 2018 The Spotsylvania St Patrick's day parade is held at noon. Our train exhibit operations for that day will be shuttle runs along main street. Up to the Brewery. Parking is limited so the many who park along Joseph Mills Drive can take our shuttle up to brewery and back. Plan on operating till about 1pm. The parade is a short one lasting about 15 minutes.

09/22/2017

Fall Leaf Special SAturday is coming October 21, 2017 with a rain date of October 28. Museum and rides will operate 9AM to Noon. Train boarding is between 9 and 11AM. Arrivals after 11AM may not be able to ride.