Dearborn, MI
At a Glance
- TypeHeritage railroad & tourist attraction
- LocationDearborn, MI
- Rating4.8 ★5,787 Google reviews
About Greenfield Village Railroad Junction
Board a steam-pulled train at the 1858 Smiths Creek Depot and circle Greenfield Village on the two-mile Weiser Railroad, hopping off at any of four stations. Watch locomotives serviced in a working roundhouse and turned on a hand-operated 1901 turntable, then explore the rest of America's largest indoor-outdoor museum complex by Model T or horse-drawn omnibus.
Upcoming Events
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Plan Your Visit
- ParkingPaid lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair-accessible entrance · accessible restroom · accessible parking
- Good ForAll ages
- HoursMonday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMTuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMWednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMThursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMFriday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMSaturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PMSunday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Find the Depot
The Trains
Steam locomotives pull passenger trains around the Weiser Railroad, a standard-gauge loop two miles long with four stations circling the village perimeter. Servicing happens at a modern working replica of an 1884 Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee roundhouse from Marshall, Michigan — at its 2000 opening it was among only seven working roundhouses open to the public in the United States — alongside a hand-operated Pere Marquette Railway turntable built in 1901 in Petoskey, Michigan. Unusually for a railroad built purposely for tourism, the line connects directly to the national railroad network via the MDOT-owned Michigan Line used by Amtrak's Wolverine service. Other historic transportation in the village includes authentic Ford Model Ts, a 1931 Ford Model AA bus, and horse-drawn omnibuses.
History
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Railroad Junction sits inside Greenfield Village, the outdoor living history museum that Henry Ford dedicated — together with the adjacent Henry Ford Museum, as the Edison Institute — on October 21, 1929, with President Herbert Hoover honoring Thomas Edison on the 50th anniversary of the incandescent light bulb. Initially a private educational site, the complex opened to the general public on June 22, 1933, and was the nation's first outdoor museum of its kind. A rail line has been present since that 1929 dedication, beginning as a short, straight run of track on the property's northern edge; between 1971 and 1972 it was expanded into a continuous loop around the village perimeter and is now named the Weiser Railroad. The Railroad Junction station incorporates the relocated Smiths Creek Depot, a building originally constructed for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1858. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981 as the Edison Institute.
Around the Depot
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Greenfield Village Railroad Junction located?
Greenfield Village Railroad Junction is located in Dearborn, MI.
How do I get tickets to Greenfield Village Railroad Junction?
Tickets and current schedules are available on the operator's official website at https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/greenfield-village/districts/railroad-junction/.