Education

Curriculum and Docent Tours for Pre-K – 12th grade and Homeschools
Sensory Tours for Autistic and Special Needs Individuals

Field Trips

Imagine spending a day with TRAINS! You can tour several of our rail cars, take a ride on a caboose and share lunch in a historic dining car or in the Garden of Steam! The Galveston Railroad Museum is an exciting place to visit as we offer information about the history of rail
cars, technology, and railroading that made our country what it is today. Our rolling stock
exhibits located on 5 acres of rail yard provide an immersive opportunity to climb board trains to
learn about railroading. Real trains and model trains make this an exciting destination for
educational outreach that includes a train simulator, interactive display of lights and crossbucks,
railroad tools exhibit, and rotating exhibits.

Bring a bag lunch and eat aboard our climate-controlled dining cars!

Group admission rate to the Galveston Railroad Museum:
Students (Ages 4-12): $5.50
Students (Ages 13-18): $11.50
School Employees: $1.00 OFF
Parent Chaperones: $11.50 Adults / $8.50 Seniors

Please call (409) 765-5700 to arrange for your group.
Curriculum Guides and Lesson Plans are available for purchase.

Ride the Harborside Express!

If your group would like caboose rides, we will operate the train for your field trip! Passes on the train can be purchased for $8 each. Advance reservation required.

Harborside Express Caboose Rides typically run late spring through the summer, most weekends, weather permitting. Black out dates apply for special events and November 1 thru January 1. Tickets are required, and are in addition to museum admission passes. Visitors are urged to check schedules in advance for availability and times.

Legacy of the Railroad Oral History Series

Legacy of the Railroad is a speaker’s series presented by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, Galveston Railroad Museum, as a component of the Oral History Program. Speakers share real life experiences of their railroad careers.

Oral History Program funded by the Dr. Leon Bromberg Charitable Trust.