New Brunswick Railway Museum — Local services in Hillsborough

Pulled in to get an icecream down the hill from this museum. Had hoped to buy an icecream but that shop was closed. Took my number one dog, Jack, for a walk up the hill to check out their displays while my wife and number two dog, Shyla, stayed in the car. It was when we started to go into the first building that attendants let us know we'd have to buy a ticket, way over at the entrance, to go into any buildings. Continued to check out the various outdoor displays on our trip over. Finally, reaching my wife where she moved and parked the car, we hopped into it and drove home. It was a long day of walking and site seeing that we agreed to come back to this site...

What a great find! Entry fee for one adult and a child was 6$ which is a bargain for this surprisingly extensive, hands on train museum. Our son was able to blow a horn, ring a bell, and climb into cabs of locomotives and track cars. Double headed snow plow, a Jordan spreader, a Big Hook, and several heavy weight passenger cars are all points of interest for train buffs. An HO layout inside a heavyweight baggage car was also a hit. This is a lived in train museum, not a pristine shiny one - which is the appeal when kids can climb all over the trains and enjoy. Bathrooms on site, not as clean...

Review from my son: Hi I am 11 years old and I’m from Ottawa. It is summer break and my family went on a trip through to East Coast. We saw this museum on our way to Hopewell Rocks and decided to stop. My dad and I only expected to look at the old train cars we saw from the road got but that was not the case! Once inside learned there were multiple buildings filled with artifacts, a model train table and more train cars and engines to look at, and even some train cars you can go inside. I thought it was really amazing and think everyone should visit. The fighter jet was also...