Unreliable! I checked the website in advance for open hours, before driving my kids out to the Railroad. Unfortunately, it was closed due to a special event (which was not mentioned anywhere on the website). The parking booth charged me $6 to visit without telling me the Railroad was closed. I even tried calling the Railroad, but just got a nearly-unintelligible message that didn't say anything about the closure (as far as I could tell). There were other people there who were also surprised and disappointed it was closed.

I know the place is a non-profit mostly run by volunteers, but that doesn't count for much with a disappointed 3 year old. They really should publish a proper schedule online -- there are lots of free products and services to make it very easy to do that. Until that happens, visitors should probably call in advance, and assume the Railroad is closed if they get a recording.

The reason I didn't give it one star is because I've been here before and it is pretty fun for the kids when the train is running (although we did have the train break down when we were riding it).