Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
4.9· 248 Google reviews
Trip at a Glance
Source checked 2026-08-23- TypeSeasonal living machinery museum with a festival-day narrow-gauge demonstration railway
- LocationKent, CT
- Rating4.9 ★248 Google reviews
- UpcomingFri, Sep 25
- Tickets & faresThe checked CAMA pages do not publish current museum or train prices; verify before travel
About Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit living museum in Kent devoted to preserving, restoring, and demonstrating industrial and agricultural machinery. Its grounds include a three-foot narrow-gauge demonstration railway, and CAMA says it gives rides during Festival Days. After checking every future event published as of August 23, the only remaining event explicitly named as a festival is the September 25–27 Fall Festival, open 10 a.m.–4 p.m. each day. Treat those three dates as the confirmed ride horizon. British Wheels, the Mineral Sale, and SPARK/Trades Up remain valid museum events, but their pages do not promise a train ride. CAMA's regular museum season continues Thursday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., through November 1.
Plan a CAMA Festival and Museum Visit
Choose the visit that fits your groupFamilies and railfans seeking the confirmed 2026 narrow-gauge ride window
Fall Festival train rides
Use September 25, 26, or 27, the only remaining published Festival Days, and verify day-of operation before travel.
Industrial-history and hands-on machinery visitors
Living machinery museum
Explore nine focus areas covering locomotives, steam traction, sawmilling, mining, agriculture, blacksmithing, and early engines.
Visitors planning around demonstrations, vehicles, minerals, or trades
Other future CAMA events
Review British Wheels, the Mineral Sale, and SPARK/Trades Up as museum events; do not assume a train ride unless CAMA adds one.
Visitors adding art, craft, and local iron history
Eric Sloane Museum
Walk next door for Eric Sloane's art, early hand tools, Noah Blake Cabin, and the Kent Iron Furnace trail.
Upcoming Events
Official schedule information
2026 special-event calendar
Schedule information was checked against the linked official source. Dates, availability, and operating conditions can change. Check the live official calendar ↗
Plan Your Visit
- AccessibilityThe checked pages do not publish train boarding, wheelchair seating, lift, transfer, accessible-restroom, or route details; call before an access-dependent visit
- Confirmed 2026 Train DatesSeptember 25, 26, and 27 during the CAMA Fall Festival
- Festival Hours10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day
- Ride BoundaryCAMA says rides operate on Festival Days; no other remaining 2026 event page explicitly promises a train ride
- Regular Museum HoursThursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 1-November 1
- AdmissionThe checked CAMA pages do not publish current museum or train prices; verify before travel
- RailwayThree-foot narrow-gauge demonstration railway on the museum grounds
- LocomotivesCAMA lists Hawaii No. 5, logging No. 4, a tank engine, and a 1923 Plymouth
- Motive PowerNo checked source guarantees which locomotive will operate on a particular date
- Museum ScopeNine focus areas spanning steam, sawmill, mining, industrial, agricultural, schoolhouse, blacksmith, and gas-and-oil exhibits
- Address31B Kent Cornwall Road, Kent, Connecticut 06757
- Contact860-927-0050; admin@ctamachinery.org
- NearbyEric Sloane Museum is directly adjacent and shares the driveway; its admission and Friday-Sunday hours are separate
- TimezoneAll published times are local Eastern Time
Find the Depot
The Trains
CAMA lists four locomotives: its restored and running Hawaii No. 5, rare logging locomotive No. 4, a tank engine, and a 1923 Plymouth mine locomotive. The museum says the Plymouth may sometimes run on a weekend and that rides are given during Festival Days. Those statements establish collection and operating context, not a guarantee of steam, Hawaii No. 5, the Plymouth, a particular consist, or any accessibility feature on a chosen departure. The broader living collection includes steam traction engines, stationary engines, sawmill equipment, tractors, mining machinery, blacksmithing, and early gas-and-oil engines.
History
The Plymouth mine locomotive now listed by CAMA was built.
CAMA volunteers retrieved a Nagle-Corliss engine from a New York paper mill for preservation.
CAMA described an expanded early gas-and-oil engine display nearing completion.
CAMA published a Fall Festival for September 25–27 and continued its seasonal living-museum program.
See full history
CAMA's public story is organized around preserving operable machinery from America's industrial and agricultural past. The all-volunteer museum now presents nine main areas on its Kent campus, including a demonstration railway and collections spanning mining, sawmilling, traction engines, stationary steam, agriculture, a preserved schoolhouse, blacksmithing, and early internal-combustion engines. Its own restoration records document volunteer recovery of a Nagle-Corliss engine from a New York paper mill in 2006, illustrating the acquisition and hands-on conservation work behind the living museum. Current pages describe continued locomotive and machinery restoration while directing visitors to the event calendar for live demonstrations.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are CAMA train rides confirmed for the rest of 2026?
September 25, 26, and 27 during the Fall Festival are the confirmed horizon. CAMA says rides run on Festival Days, and no other remaining event is explicitly labeled as a train date.
What time is the Fall Festival?
CAMA publishes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 25–27.
Does every CAMA event include a train ride?
Do not assume that. British Wheels, the Mineral Sale, and SPARK/Trades Up are published events, but their pages do not promise train service.
Will Hawaii No. 5 pull the train?
CAMA lists Hawaii No. 5 as restored and running, but no checked source guarantees a specific locomotive for a particular date.
How much does the train cost?
The checked current pages do not publish train or general museum prices. Check the live event page or call 860-927-0050 before travel.
Is the train wheelchair-accessible?
The checked sources do not publish boarding steps, lift, transfer, wheelchair seating, securement, or accessible-restroom details. Call before an access-dependent visit.
Can I visit Eric Sloane Museum the same day?
Yes on the published Fall Festival dates: the state museum lists Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through October 25. It shares the driveway but charges separate admission.
Where is CAMA?
Use 31B Kent Cornwall Road in Kent, less than a mile north of town. CAMA is beyond the Eric Sloane Museum on the shared driveway.
Sources & Verification
Source-checked August 23, 2026. This free profile has not yet been claimed or confirmed by the operator.
- Official CAMA about page for mission, nine focus areas, railway, ride boundary, and locomotive collection
- Official CAMA events index for the complete remaining 2026 event horizon
- Official 2026 Fall Festival page for September 25–27 dates and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. hours
- Official CAMA contact page for seasonal hours, address, phone, coordinates, shared driveway, and active-track warning
- Official CAMA home page for nonprofit, all-volunteer, living-museum identity
- Official CAMA Nagle-Corliss restoration record for 2006 volunteer recovery history
