Reviews of Railway Coastal Museum (Museum)

Trevor Squires

I found this exspensive, however, a lot of hidden histiry about Newfoundland.

yu chen

In St John's for the weekend with work. Spent most of a day wondering around. Popped in the museum for an hour to have a look, great to see the history behind transport including ferries. Brittany was most helpful, especially with taking some photos of me outside the museum. Definitely worth a visit.

Denny Dermawan

Nice place to visit.. you can learn about railway history at St. Jhon's..

Caroline Kennedy

Very well designed small museum. Even my three year grand daughter loved the exhibits.

Noah Fleming

Great bit of history. This is where my friend Leo works. Give him a chat.

Jarrad Bennett

My kids love this place, the displays are fantastic.

John ostrom

Really cool

nasser nasser

is okay

Yashwenee Selvaraju

I think the place is closing down. Looks nice inside, I liked the railway lines display by the gift shop. Gift shop was well stocked and I bought a nice poster!

Robin de Bled

Small but quite interesting history of the railway in newfoundland. Small children will probably get bored with the exhibits but the model railway seems to hold their attention.

John ostrom

Really cool

Brian Carey

If your a railway buff or want to partake in Newfoundland history than this is a must see!

Daniel Smith

Sad to have came all this way to arrive today to hear it’s closed for the season after calling the automatic machine. The front door still says Open 7 days per week as does Google places. The only museum in St John’s closed in September for ‘the season’.

Ashley Jerrett

Went for a Birthday Party and it was a really great experience, definitely recommend!

Ajay Sankar

Good place to spend some time. More of ships and harbor history than actually trains though.

Trevor Squires

I found this exspensive, however, a lot of hidden histiry about Newfoundland.

Alex Dugal

Great piece of history

Kesen Wang

Fairly interesting

Diana Boyd

My son loved it. I will have to bring him back again.

Tyler Temple

Definitely worth checking out at least once

Space Drift

A great history of the NL Railway. A family place with lots to see for everyone of any age!! My son always had a love for trains so we always took him here. A train inspired play area is located inside for little ones to have some play time during their visit!! A real trian (Not in use) is located just outside the museum. My Kiddo loves to play on it, great spot for pictures !! Also located near downtown, with Many places to grab a bite to eat after your visit

Sean Skiffington

A great place for kids

Trevor Squires

I found this exspensive, however, a lot of hidden histiry about Newfoundland.

Jonathan Butt

Took my kids there for a birthday party and I was extremely impressed. They have a really well organized set of activities and it was educational. I just wished that healthy food was served and that there was a train that they could go in.

Sheila W

Great displays learned a lot.

Edward Wilk

Very interesting.

Infinite Horizons

Great staff. Superb display of the Newfoundland Railway history and Coastal Boats.

bhawick prajapati

Nice museum that guides you through the journey of St John's history of Coast and railway

Dustin Mitchell

If you have kids that like playing with train toys, this is probably a good call. Otherwise.. this is not much of a museum, unfortunately. Mostly posters, which are not uninformative, but there is a distinct lack of artifacts or interesting content other than text. The model train lay-out needs some love. The train geek in me left disappointed..

Corey Malone

Very informative about the history of the transport in Newfoundland.

B Brooks

Lots of history

Sean Skiffington

A great place for kids

Jerri Long

Lots of history that is well organized and tells a great story. Anyone should check this out if they are in the area.

Connor McBrine-Ellis

A fascinating trip into the history of Newfoundland, and the way that the NFLD railway interconnected previously isolated communities and promoted economic growth in Newfoundland during the 1900s!

Damian Saliken

Great spot to learn of history. It would have gotten 5 stars if they allowed for a train which we could go inside to discover and I found it awkward having to ask for a remote to choose the video I wanted to watch

Randi Jacob

The biggest waste of money. $30 for about 5mins. The walk through at the Newfoundland Chocolate Cafe was WAY better. Terrible service as well. We walked in and the girl stopped us if we would like a ticket. I said sure? And she took off for 5mins which ate into our time. Stood their for nothing she could have charged us after we walked through very dissatisfied and disappointed in the service especially since we were with elderly.

Taras Andrusiv

Nice, well organized museum. Very rich and interesting displays. Museum presents history of rail and ship transportation of Newfoundland.

Vaibhav V. Naik

Knowlagable

christa quilty

Kids like but way over priced

Chris Hurley

If you like trains it worth the trip.:)

mark hickey

I was here for a wedding it was pretty cool

Valerie Reid

My kids and I love stopping in here from time to time. Whether for a special event they are holding or just to get out of the house. Parking is limited for special events, the trains outside are perfect for photos and the information is geared towards all ages through games, toys and videos as well as models/displays.

Kevin Damen

The museam is very nice, full of interesting things. Both ships and trains... The working train set is a nice touch, My two year old loved being at the museam, he loved playing with the toy set. If you bring your child to the museam be ready to be here a long time. A long long time. On the plus side they have a off button for the train set. You will know what I am talking about after you are here for a few minutes. Once your child is playing with the toys and no longer watching the trains go round and round... have them turn it off. So much better

James Dwyer

Good representation of what it was like when Newfoundland and Labrador had a railway.

amelia samuel

It's ok, nothing much to see.. Alot of it his historical facts which you could get online. Was hoping to see more exhibits

Connor Knight

good

Sharren K. Grant

A wonderful museum packed with rich history. It was a treat to stop in on a cold, foggy, rainy day in St. John's.

Infinite Horizons

Great staff. Superb display of the Newfoundland Railway history and Coastal Boats.

James Fuire

A lot of shopping & rail history

TA Loeffler

A great way to learn about the NL railroad, ferries, and early transport in the province. I learned so much by visiting this museum.

Jacob Warrington

Nice displays.

Jacob Warrington

Nice displays.

David Hynes

Having to leave the theatre area and go to the front desk area to ask an employee to play a video for you isn't worth the effort. The videos should be on a continuous loop. It also wasn't very interesting and not enough authentic memorabilia. The engine and train cars outside are in deplorable condition and there should be tours through them and tours through the train station. In my opinion it's a pathetic money grab.

Sonya Richmond

Wonderful! Friendly staff, great displays and a great job of contextualizing the history of the railway in Newfoundland. A great place to visit and learn about the province and its rail history!

Cydne McLaughlin

Very interesting. Not great for toddlers as there is a lot of reading

Mad Murphy

Great place, a lot of history about the province and artifacts on display

Arindam Sengupta

Great Place if you are an history buff!!

Raimondo Pignataro

Great for railfans and those interested in maratime history.

Roberta Faltus

Very nice museum showing both the history of the railroad, and shipping to the out ports. Plan on spending about 45 minutes here

Eric D.

While the museum could use a bit more interactivity. As a museum it has much historical detail, displays, and a area for kids to play with a train going around a depiction of Newfoundland.

Vourneen Delaney

Enjoyed very much by myself and 7 year old granddaughter. Appreciate the freebie!

Dave Roberts

They do a good job.

Angela Ferris

Wonderful museum

ANGYUAN LI

(Translated) Very helpful in understanding the history of Newfoundland (Original) 对了解纽芬兰历史很有帮助

Paul Jerrett

Lovely

Neil Knight

Great place to visit.

Alexandra Lachance

(Translated) Much liked, beautiful, large and well presented. However, at times you feel like you are no longer in a train museum. Talk a lot about boats. (Original) Beaucoup aimé, beau, grand et bien présenté. Toutefois, par moment tu as l'impression de ne plus être dans un musée de train. Parle beaucoup de bateaux.

Jessica Giovannini

Lots of great info. Very interesting

Craig Cook

Great. 4 stars though because we have never seen the trailer model working.

Colleen Bermel

Historical building, lots of information, easy to access.

Ron Forrester

Excellent history of the railroad in Newfoundland

Tl Iguana

Very well laid out museum covering both the Newfoundland railway and St John's Port. Good for all ages

Danielle Nelson

Nice activities planned for kids.

Mary Furlong

Lovely place, staff very helpful and friendly. Exhibits very interesting. ????????

Murray Osborne

Very child friendly and interactive.

Evan Williams

Very informative of the history of trains and coastal ships in NL