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About Train Mountain Railroad Museum
The Train Mountain Railroad offers volunteer‑run tours on 7½‑inch (190.5 mm) gauge miniature track that winds across a 2,205‑acre property between Highway 97 and Highway 62, climbing from 4,200 ft at South Meadow to 4,406 ft at Ward Passing Track. Tours range from 30 minutes to eight hours, traversing a network that now exceeds the 13‑mile mainline recorded in the 2004 Guinness World Records, the world’s largest miniature hobbyist railroad.
At a Glance
Verified daily- Type
- Railroad museum
- Location
- OR
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ 519 Google reviews
Upcoming Events
No ticketed events are currently listed for Train Mountain Railroad Museum. Many heritage operators publish schedules seasonally or run on regular open hours instead of dated events.
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Plan Your Visit
- Trip Length
- 30-minute tours
- Parking
- Free lot
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance · accessible restroom · accessible parking
- Hours
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMTuesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMWednesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMThursday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMFriday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMSaturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMSunday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Find the Depot
The Trains
Train Mountain’s 7 ½‑inch (190.5 mm) gauge miniature railway includes about 69,900 ft (13.24 mi) of main‑line track and roughly 133,250 ft (25.24 mi) of total trackage, extending across a property that lies between Klamath Falls, Oregon (approximately 26 mi south) and Crater Lake National Park to the north. The on‑site Train Mountain Railroad Museum displays full‑size rolling stock such as Southern Pacific rotary snowplow MW206 (built by ALCo in November 1923, serial #65353) and Weyerhaeuser Timber Company #101, a Baldwin DS‑4‑4‑750 diesel‑electric locomotive built in May 1950.
History
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Train Mountain began in 1987 when founder Quentin Breen started grading and laying track on the 2,205‑acre site near Chiloquin, Oregon. The operation expands its public profile in 2004 when Guinness World Records names it the “Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad,” citing 69,900 ft of 7½‑in gauge mainline. A 2005 feature on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s *Oregon Field Guide* highlights the railroad and Breen’s vision, and a second OPB segment appears in the fall of 2017. In 2008 the museum acquires Southern Pacific rotary snowplow MW206, moving the 100‑short‑ton unit to the property on 16 November. The Triennial meet tradition starts in 2000, continues every three years, is postponed from 2021 to 2022 because of the pandemic, and the 2025 meet is scheduled for 16 June – 29 June. In August 2024 the museum adds its first full‑size display locomotive, Baldwin DS‑4‑4‑750 #101, completing the transition to a broader historic‑railroad collection.
Around the Depot
Oregon's Train Mountain Railroad Museum is an expansive miniature-rail site — give yourself room in the day to explore it.
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