Reviews of Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad (Museum)

Thomas Mager

Very entertaining short ride.

Dagaroth Blackrose

Excellent ride along the river, incredible views, and even a stop at the end for pictures of the bay and the train. About a half dozen Ingress Portals/Pokestops along the way, and the train goes the perfect speed for trekker/hatch credit as a bonus for those that play either game.

Pat Canny

Even with the loss of the building and exhibits, this is worth a visit just for the views and experience.

Remya B

Well, what to say ..it was my dream to get on the narrow gauge railroad . Based in Portland, right along the beautiful beachfront, this is straight out of a fairy tale. The ticket has to be purchased from the rail museum, a very small museum and the charge includes museum visit too. The trip is hourly so you can walk around the museum or play some board games while you wait for the railroad .

Kelly Hall

My son loves trains so this was a great little excursion. It seems the museum is temporarily housed in a trailer as renovations are happening. Still had a small children's play area and shop. You go on a short trip and get off in a picturesque spot near the sea wall for photos. Really nice & funny tour guide on the train.

Lisa OHearn

Small museum with terrific staff and volunteers. Wonderful views from the train of Portland harbor.

Dan Granucci

Its ok, a couple things to see but not much of a "wow factor" and lacking in big exhibit items like engines, cars, etc.

Deb Emerson

Loads of fun

Gaëtan Trellu

Cute.

Ryan Nissenbaum

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Neale S.

We arrived about 20 minutes before the train left and we got to look around in the little museum. It was very fascinating, with small models and posters as well as actual old train cars people can walk around and sit in! It's very kid friendly while still being a pleasant time for adults too. There are gender neutral bathrooms, one smaller one and one handicapped one. The train itself is pretty loud and it can be difficult to hear the guide at times. If I remember correctly, the ride is about 40 minutes long. We got some nice views of the water and the conductor/guide told us some neat trivia about local history. They seem to really enjoy hosting these train rides, which makes the ride even more fun. When we went, they were doing a lot of construction, which made parking difficult and confusing, but it's only temporary. I'm looking forward to going again once it's all finished!

M.R. Betz

Steam engines and ice cream trains

John S.

Once once you stop laughing you'll start to feel sorry for Maine. Employees are sorryer. What are the two things that moved here in pOrtland.

Matthew Bernstein

Just enough of a train ride for the kids. It’s a 25 minute ride on a rustic old time train. My kids loved it and the museum was also just the right amount of trains to sustain a two and four year old.

Herman Adkins

Was somewhat disappointed, no narrative for the one and half mile track trip and back , just showed the bay water, nothing else

Roger Keller

fun short ride

David Redecsy

Sehr zu empfehlen, informative Nostalgiezugfahrt. "The Austrians"

empire rowe

Highly recomend

Chad Potocky

Our family, including our 2 year old, loved this. The train ride is along the shore, and you get great views in addition to education about narrow gauge trains.

Zeliha Demir

Eski tren vagonları, ahşap ve çok keyifli..

Caanan Foth

The train ride was fun and everyone was friendly. Unfortunately they recently moved the entire museum to Wiscasset. The website does not mention this and the tickets do not reflect this ($40 for a quick train ride for the kids is pretty steep). Has we known about this in advance we wouldn't have made the trip.

Jasmine Kauffman

We really enjoyed our trolly ride and a quick walk through the museum. The husband and wife duo were extremely knowledgeable and even shared some history of the Portland railways during our ride. It was nice to stop over near the old train bridge that caught fire. All of the trolly cars are different so we did a walk through to see the lovely variety. During the stop we were able to see the engine and even ring the train horn.

Laurie Cameron

Great little museum, fun train ride

steven latchaw

It's a nice train that goes along the coast. It's a part of history and should provide some family fun. Not too expensive and nice views.

MERCEDES M. CABRAL C.

A great experience for adults and kids. The ride and the little museum are very interesting and educational.

Nell Sullivan

As a local, I encourage you to walk the lovely harbor path instead of taking this train. I honestly cannot understand how tourists can choose to hop on a coal burning train that spews black smoke on the gorgeous coastline they are here to enjoy. Perhaps riders don't notice the locals that plug their ears as the chug by, or the disdainful looks of the residents just trying to enjoy nature without this noisy, dirty train next to their walking path. But the trail is less than a mile long and walking affords the ability to hear the birds, climb over the rocks, stop and enjoy our beautiful harbor. Please skip the train, opt for a bit of exercise, and spare our air in the bargain. Us locals, and future generations, will thank you for it.

Michelle Wessel

It was broke down

Nate Bonsib

Fun train ride!

Bev Stevens

I LOVE this museum. Its small but packed with awesome information and amazing historic trains. I didn't get to ride on the train but will definitely go back for that another day. The tracks run alongside the walking trail and have excellent views!

Sherri Herber

So jokey! Ride along the coastline. LOL it was about two blocks to nowhere and backing in reverse!

Trevor Hartford

Great place to go!

Hal Incandenza

Great for a family adventure. The history of the Narrow Gauge is fascinating. Hope these guys can hang on as the area gets developed into condos & hotels.

Irina Lisenkova

The most friendliest staff ever. Thank you!

Stephen Priest

I have been twice and both my kids liked it with my daughter enjoying the

Carolyn Smith Feyler

Great place for the family to visit. (Including the well-behaved pup.) Andy the conductor and Bill the engineer are awesome.

R Kibby

Was a great experience, they talk about the history of the bay and the city. Great little experience.

Christophe Poitevin

Beautiful historical train in Portland, Maine

David Cousins

Cute museum of trains.

Paul Loomis

Great place to visit .

Thomas M

Just wish the ride was longer

Leah Woody Whiting

This is really cool. There's a lot of history and its a terrific experience. Not to be missed...

Robin Cutler

Lots of great information. Perfect for kids.

Eric B

History meets adventure here. Made a special visit here for the train lover in our family and ended up spending half of a day! They have a fun train ride on an historic railroad, and lots of hands-on displays back at the museum. Absolutely worth the visit. One suggestion would be to improve the parking lot. This place is tucked away in an industrial park.

Rachel Nason

Loved the ride and scenery! Excellent service!!!

Digi Mortal

Cool place

Simon Laufer

I actually do not have anything to say. The place is almost invisible from the road. Not good signs to get there.

Eric Mercier

(Translated by Google) A walk in an old train (Original) Une petite promenade dans un vieux train

Ashley Briggs

Such a fun place to visit and the conductor was so nice. He answered all our questions about the train and even let us ring the bell!

John Barber

Not a long ride, however that was explained when buying tickets. Beautiful scenery. Train showed how they were years ago, so interesting for the enthusiasts

Tammy Gehring

Boring and overpriced

Alecia Wenslow

I loved riding the narrow gauge. My friend and I went on this and took a ton of pictures. It was on a hot day, and since the railroad runs along the water there was a very refreshing breeze. Perfect place for a short outing.

Joshua Boyle

If it's hot get there early so you can sit in the open cars facing the water. We got there late and had to sit in the enclosed cars which would have been fine with the windows open but the Windows continually slammed shut during the ride. We ended the ride with 3 windows open out of 16. The tour was ho-hum, nothing spectacular or that interesting. It seemed most of the time was spent stopped waiting and accommodating the cruise customers. My son enjoyed it, well he enjoyed himself despite the lack of excitement or engagement. The museum was fairly interesting but not much in terms of kids interest besides the wooden train set. Lots of don't touch and just look. Parking is included in the price which is a plus. Overall I probably won't choose to do it again if I could go back. Although this is one of the cheaper activities to do with a family it was hardly worth the $30+ spent. Staff was very friendly!

turf war gaming

Extremely nice place and fun place for kids. Awesome train ride.

Franco Chiaramonte

Great people and organization. Fun Railroad ride.. Wish it was longer. Very pet friendly.

Emily R Majusiak

Amusing diversion- a quick rail journey in historic cars that provides fantastic views of the bay. The guide provided interesting and amusing anecdotes about the history of narrow gauge rail travel in Maine and the history of the Portland area in general.

Clayton Davis

Great little museum and fun for train enthusiasts of all ages!

Lori Smith

They have temporarily moved the museum to Wisscassett. Another hour drive North and not everything is there. We, the kids and I were disappointed. The people working were wonderful, informative and playful in their roles. It was a beautiful day for an antique train ride. The train follows a walking trail by Casco Bay. People will wave and smile and some will run and pretend they're trying to catch a ride. The conductor was great with his information and coming through and punching your ticket. The engineer let's the kids ring the rain bell. Picnic lunch, great way to spend the afternoon.

Carrie H

Is amazing view of the water and so much info giving about the area and history. You can also ride it all day long with the ticket. Kids will have amazing time !!! Must visit !!

Jesse Harvey

It's a nifty little train by the water. I guess it's narrow gauge. Not sure what that means. I think I passed by it once and was perplexed. Check it out for yourself bro.

Trevor Gionet

Great place for families with little ones.

Adrian Mendoza

So great I become a annual pass member. Small but great for kids and a wonderful train ride. If you go a few times makes sense to pay for the year membership

John Z.

Great piece of history preserved

Colin Kurtz

Cool veiws and friendly people worth checking out

Cindy Hoskey

Adorable and informative. Great for kids.

Andy OCal

No hours posted. Closed until late April. Please update your Google profile.

Patti Stolpa

Hard to find. Small museum.

Norman Koller

The people are great, the museum is interesting, it has several vintage narrow gauge cars. The ride on the train is good, and they let kids blow the whistle.

Rodney Long

Great tour worth every penny, great for kids

Chris

Classic trains on the promenade

danielle elliott

Lovely train ride and mini museum. We enjoyed the ride very much!!

A Kernaghan

The location is under construction as of writing this but it was still easy enough to find. They will be moving into a temporary location soon, the conductor told us, but it's a part of the area renovations and upgrades being done by the state. The train ride was short enough that my fidigity toddler was able to have fun the entire time. A fun time and I can't wait to come back and see the upgrades.