Train Enthusiast Sites?

[Bryan Schwegler]

So I have a relative coming in for the week of Thanksgiving and they really enjoy trains. I was wondering if anyone knew of any museums or other sites of historical significance that might relate to trains?

I know the locomotive was a big part of Cleveland's past, I just can't think of anywhere.

Thanks!

[marklingm]

Bryan,

Check out http://www.lsery.org/index.htm for a start.

I am sure that Tracks Are For Trains stars Jim O'Bryan and Sgt. Favre can point you in the right direction.

Matt

[Mary Anne Crampton]

Brian....the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a good place to start: http://www.cvsr.com/

[Rhonda loje]

Bryan,
If your relative is still in town he/she may enjoy a program that the Lakewood Historical Society and the Lakewood Public library are sponsoring. This is the second showing of this film. The first time we had standing room only and had to turn people away!

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Back by popular demanda rare treat for film-lovers and local history enthusiasts alike! Relive the last days of the streetcar in Cleveland with this lyrical, avant-garde film completed shortly after they were gone forever. Catch a glimpse of Cleveland in the 1950s and witness people from all walks of life rubbing shoulders in cramped cars as seen through the lens of acclaimed local photographer Jasper Wood.

Thursday, December 13 at 7 p.m. amd 7:45 p.m. in the New Main Library Auditorium.

[Gary Rice]

Bryan,

You might try the Medina Toy and Train Museum, the Northern Ohio Railway Museum, or that great restaurant by the Quaker Oats facility in Akron over the train tracks, with those great exhibits outside, along with the outstanding model railroad setup in the nearby building. (Hopefully, that's all still down there)

How 'bout John's Diner here in Lakewood?

Then too, I think they might like Trolleyville (the Gerald E. Brookins Museum in Olmsted Falls) although I think that facility was in the middle of making some changes.

Above all, I would take them to Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. There might not be too much there about trains, but what a great place to see early examples of mechanized transport!

We also have some GREAT model train stores around here!

Best!

Gary

[Joe Whisman]

It is a bit of a drive, but Belleuve has a train museum. The are a good number of trains you can walk through. The engines from the Nickle Plate RR are there.