Railroad Museum of Long Island

• SeasonBoth sites are currently open Saturdays and Sundays through October 11. Riverhead lists 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Greenport lists 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Riverhead then lists Saturdays only October 17–December 19, with holiday open houses on published dates
• ParkingRiverhead provides onsite parking and identifies additional municipal parking across Railroad Avenue. Do not block active railroad or neighboring access
• AccessibilityThe museum describes Riverhead grounds and buildings as accessible but warns that access to railcars is limited. Contact the selected site before a mobility-critical visit; Greenport has its own historic-site constraints
• WeatherMuseum buildings remain the core visit, but the miniature ride is explicitly weather permitting. A wet or operationally constrained day can mean no ride without making the museum itself closed
• RestroomsPlan around museum facilities at the selected site and confirm any specific accessible-restroom requirement before arrival. The miniature train has no onboard facility
• Riverhead AdmissionPublished Riverhead admission is $15 for ages 13+, $8 for ages 5–12, and free under age 5. It includes all exhibits and the miniature ride when operating; current official prices control
• Greenport AdmissionPublished Greenport admission is $9 for adults, $5 for ages 5–12, and free under age 5. Greenport admission does not include a museum-operated ride
• Combo AdmissionThe museum publishes a same-day two-site combination at $20 for adults and $10 for children when originating at Riverhead. Confirm availability, transport, and selected-day hours before building the day around it
• RideThe Riverhead ride is the restored 1964–65 World’s Fair LIRR G-16 miniature train. It operates weather permitting and is included with Riverhead admission; it is not a full-size excursion
• TicketsThe official visitor page presents admission as an onsite museum purchase rather than a reserved timed ticket. Current festival or special-program pages can use separate arrangements
• TransitThe LIRR Riverhead station is adjacent to the museum. Use the current MTA TrainTime app or schedule for real service—the museum visitor page contains a stale 2024 fare and a likely AM/PM typo
• ChildrenChildren under five are admitted free under the currently published museum rates. Adults remain responsible for supervision around tracks, equipment, platforms, and the miniature ride
• ResearchThe museum archive and library are available by appointment. Research access is not guaranteed during an ordinary drop-in museum visit
• Two SitesRiverhead and Greenport are separate sites with different addresses, hours, admission, phones, exhibits, and ride status. Do not navigate to Greenport expecting the World’s Fair miniature train
• ContactRiverhead: 631-727-7920. Greenport: 631-477-0439. General public email: info@rmli.org

Riverhead combines full-size preserved Long Island Rail Road and industrial equipment with operating model railroads and one public miniature ride. The ride is an Allen Herschell G-16 train built for the Long Island Rail Road’s 1964–65 New York World’s Fair pavilion and restored by the museum. The full-size collection includes locomotives, passenger and commuter cars, cabooses, and work equipment; the museum says its two sites display about 20 cars and locomotives in total. The Riverhead toy-train exhibit traces a different scale of railroad history, including a large Lionel layout built by Lionel employees in 1991–92, donated to the museum in 2009, and opened in 2011. Current official pages conflict between 87 and 88 push-button accessories, so this guide uses “more than 80.” Preserved full-size cars are exhibits, not evidence of an excursion service, and access to individual car interiors can change.