Reviews of Halton County Radial Railway Museum (Museum)

Dennis Mackey

Great for family outing/picnic especially in summer.

Eva Liza Dela Paz

A very good place to bring children.

J. Langille

What a fabulous place! Well worth the drive out into Halton County woods. Riding the electric train into the forest was a definite highlight of our visit. Lots of shade on site, with many picnic tables. Enormous barn full of retired radial and other railway cars: many were open to climb inside. It felt like stepping back in time. Highly recommended.

Sergiy Pavlov

Was met by a group of old HSR trolleybuses rusting away in the parking lot under the sky.

Risch

A lot of fun

Rick Yin-Wang

$66950, for a detached……

Gerrit Bos

Excellent collection of Railway Museum pieces pertaining to the Toronto and area radial Railway. Nice for a family outing, and the staff (mostly volunteers) we're very friendly and helpful even though the season had not yet started. Cell phone reception may be spotty.

Dave Robinson

Great place to relive history and take a ride on some streetcars. Very informative.

Vijitha Jayasinghe

I just noticed while passing by this area

Adam & Ester Reid

Such a hidden gem! Great for kids and grown ups alike.

Laura Woods

We went in December on one of the two special Saturday event days. Very fun Christmas experience for families with small children or train obsessed people! They run streetcars along the track every 20 minutes, with Santa on board and song sheets for the passengers to all sing carols. There are Christmas decorations along the route. There warehouse of other train, subway and street cars and buses is fun to explore, but not climate controlled and as cold as outside. They were selling food, holiday treats and some cider, and some live music was happening in the station building. There are lots of fun areas for kids to explore. Change table available in women's washroom. Gift shop with all kinds of train paraphernalia. Volunteers know a lot about their museum! Worth the drive!

William K. Jennings

Very interesting. Very knowledgable & enthusiastic volunteers. Worth a look.

Rui Pinto

An absolute gem. Take a step back in time and a nice 2 kilometer ride. Amazing place

Akiva Ames

It's a great experience

Chris L

It was a great day out - I would fully recommend it! The kids had a great time and enjoyed the exhibits and the areas to run about and explore - we’ll be going again!

True Adventure

This place is a hidden treasure! Where else can you turn back time and take an old train or streetcar through the forest. 10/10. So great. Limited opening times so check before you go. Great Christmas and Halloween themed activities. Very immersive. Worth the drive for something different

Bradley Richards

What a great place to spend the day!! Fun trains to ride, lots to look at and climb on. Great places for a picnic!!

The Temp

Wonderful! A treasure trove of old railway cars and history.

Susan Cousins

Historical an great for kids.

Jim Van Meggelen

This is a remarkable place. Dozens of streetcars and radial-railway vehicles, maintained lovingly, in a beautiful setting. If you have any interest in old TTC stuff, this is about as close to a TTC museum as you're going to see. On any given day they'll usually have several vehicles in operation, and yes, your admission fee includes unlimited rides through the forest. Bring the kids, or just your own inner-kid.

Alessandro .K.

Old TTC cool I recommend vintage too.

tim cathcart

Amazing journey into the history of electric trains including rides on restored streetcars and radial rail cars.

Mona R

We've been before and will return again....many times. The kids LOVE this place. We went for the Christmas rides this year and it was a blast. Worth the price of entry since there are so many cars to ride.

Candice Jan Leung

Fun times for the kids

Mike Willis

Some amazingly well preserved Streetcar history. Top this off with very knowledgeable volunteers and you have a great experience

Indeep Singh Sidhu

Excellent service, nice people and very good experience. Highly recommended

Asif Shahzad

My cousin came from USA and we decided to visit this place with his kids, we really enjoyed it, it’s 5 mins north of Hwy 401, lots of parking was there, we ride the train with their kids, the ride was beautiful it has two stations. Then we went to see museum and IAN the guide there was amazing he told us the complete history of train industry in canada, from the beginning to now how the toronto transit and street cars developed. We really enjoyed visiting this place we spent about 5 hours there and we will definitely visit again and we definitely recommend everyone to visit this places

Inder Pal Singh

Nice quite place to visit with your kids. Friendly staff. Amazing how they have managed to keep things going here.

Captn 81

Bring bug spray! This fantastic museum has wonderful, working examples of streetcars from the GTA area. Ride them, chat with the Conductors, take lots of pictures and bring cash for the icecream.

Andre von Nickisch (VNR Photography)

What a fun place to go.... you don't have to be a fan of trains to go... my kids love going and riding the trains... you have to check it out...

TVN A

Great place to visit, lots to learn, friendly staff. Highly recommended if you’re a big fan of Toronto public transportation history.

F D

Great place for a history lesson.

Masha Cavallier

Breathtaking place for all who appreciates the beauty of antique trains, streetcars and railway. Impressive place for photoshoots.

Liz Schramm

Had an awesome time. 2 year old had a blast riding the street cars. Not a huge place; but lots to see and do.

C. Alex Ellacott

Volunteer run museum, interesting bits of history!

Ben Feng

Such a hidden gem in this area. My son is a huge fan of trains, and this museum has everything he wants. This museum is completely run by volunteers, so the decorations aren't fancy. But you can certainly feel the history of Toronto street cars everywhere on this site.

Catherine Shum

We had a blast with my 5 and 2 year old here. The train ride was comfortable and scenic. Love how they decorated an old street car into an ice cream shop. Folks here are very friendly and passionate about their job. Comfortable cafeteria with a train table to keep little ones entertained while we enjoy our $5 hot dog meal which includes drink and chips

George Catchpole

Electric Train and Street Cars

Steph Dudley

Best place to take the fam jam. Loved it more than I expected! Hidden gem..real wholesome place. A great family day trip ..not crowded..staff is so nice!! We can't wait to go back for Halloween!!

Wilson Varghese

Fun time for the little guy - trains to ride!

Sangman Na

Great place for kid who love vehicles like trains and street car. If weather permits you can have picnic there and during the Christmas season or Halloween season they provide special events. Hope you find this place once and you will miss it.

Adam B

Fantastic place to visit. Lots of awesome displays, and a great look into historical electric rail. Rides on older electric trains are included in your admission! Enjoy some ice cream and take a nice stroll through the garden while you wait for your ride back!

Mornostic

Kids had a awesome time, we as the parents trying to help them with finding the ducks (rubber duck hunt) was fun. Ice cream, trolley ride, museum... Had a blast kids were zonked. Thanks everyone working there to keep this place alive.

M. Werden

Wow. This place seems impossible and is so worth the visit for any rail buff, history buff, or just a great way to spend an afternoon. It is volunteer run and where else could you imagine that enthusiastic people could have made working …

Richard Kirchknopf

Old streetcars and subway train museum. We rode on three different types of streetcar. Walked through the barn through various different retired subway cars and streetcars. Spent a few hours in total. Really enjoyed.

R Dickinson

It was a very nice place to visit I haven't been there for a while and there's so much more to see a very good price for under $20

Sean Donovan

It's a great place to take young kids (or adults) that like trains. It's a fun outing but doesn't have much in the way of dining options although the ice cream shop in an old streetcar is neat.

Cyndy Yang

Great place to learn and experience some of the old trains and street cars.

Dan Reed

Nice place to see streetcars. The collection is well preserved.

Amanda Vecchi

Great little museum. Loved the train ride. I wish I could have gone earlier in the season to see all of the fall colours. Nonetheless it was still a great time and worth the visit. Great job to all of the volunteers!!

Anthony K

Remarkable, worth it any time.

Mark Hall

This is a fantastic place to spend an afternoon with the family. A true gem in Halton Region!

David Tran

Came as a member of ITE York U. Loved this place. I will make sure the club returns here next year.

Fairy Good Designs Co

Went for a birthday party my son was attending - never being there before I thought it was really cool! Lots to do and a fun educational experience.

Swanky K

Great place to bring the young kids, off the beaten path so to speak, so not too crowded, knowledgeable workers, great times had!

Ed James

Great for kids

Trevor Worthy

Excellent day out for everyone!

Peter D. Townshend

We go here almost every Sunday with our 4 year old and 5 year old, and they love it everytime! Word of warning though, don't bring young kids to the haunted house that they set up around Halloween. While everything else about this place is great for young kids, the haunted house is not, at all. Our kids didn't stop crying for over 20 minutes.

Bart Rybarczyk

Awesome place to go for kids. Worth every penny. I had great time with my son. He loved it. Stuff was awesome. I've been told they are open for Halloween and Christmas. Beautiful scenery. Rides are included in admission price. This place is highly recommended!

Devin (Warder1701)

I wish I had known this place existed before. Too bad covid limits some of what these folks can do but its s absolutely worth a visit or three. Kudos to all of the volunteers.

Yuran Liu

Amazing railway collection. Have a lot of street cars and trains for riding. Should never miss it if you have kids.

Astigz Astigzter

A fun experience for anyone who are into buses, trains, and streetcars. There are two trains that run through the woods and it is very beautiful especially during the Fall season. The ice cream stop is very cool!

Jamal Aburrub

This place is pretty cool, the old street cars ride was awesome.

Vince Ou

Lots of very good fun! They've restored streetcars beautifully, and the rides were worth it, as well as the static exhibits. Excellent way to spend a (summer) day if you've visited many of the places around the GTA. Prices aren't ridiculous, and having an ice cream at their streetcar ice cream shop on a summer day was worth it. Admission isn't inaccessibly expensive either!

Bariah K

Experience these beautiful relics in a scenic setting. The street cars were interesting and romantic. Unfortunately the ageing drivers are also from a bygone era, which can add to an amazing experience depending on who you are. Too bad they didn't feel we were good enough. I mean what old timer wants immigrant types from the inner city hanging around their beloved historical symbols of culture and engineering right? Despite their poor attitude, I found it comforting though, that like those old, dying, long gone locomotives, these attitudes are also hopefully on their way out. Living in the big city, commuting on the new versions everyday with thousands of people, I find empathy and acceptance on most days. The world and its history is a lot bigger than the minds of its inhabitants. Thankfully.

Evan Wang

This is a very nice railway museum with a lot of streetcar collections which are well restored, the staff here are also very nice, they are willing to chat so they taught me a lot of streetcar history. The streetcar ride is also very nice, it's just like a time machine that take you back to 1920s, I love it.

Anil Sharma

Just came back from Starlight and Ice Cream, kids and friends had a blast, can't wait for next year. It's a small operation, but a nice little getaway from the daily grind.

Peter Pasieka

Wonderful museum, interesting displays and history. The ride on the 125 year old street car was the highlight for us.

Joe C

Great to spend an afternoon with your kids.

Kirstin Yuzwa

The kids, 6 & 3, had a great time riding the trains and exploring the old trains cars and grounds there. Stayed over 3hrs and felt like it was good value.

Raphael Friess

A lot of fun to ride the train and the museum is quite interesting! Loved seeing the old Subway and Streetcar wagons. Plus they have a little ice-cream cafe at the end of the train ride! Very cute!

Hooman Rowshanbin

My kids love streetcars, so we come here every year. Only place where you can take a streetcar though the forest and buy ice cream in a streetcar. The place is built and run by retired TTC drivers, so lots of interesting facts and history here. Even has a big garage full of old subway trains you can go inside and explore.

Teflon121

Neat place, very interesting being able to roam the trains.

Sheldon Benjamin

Lovely

Steven Olsen

A fun place to visit and learn about Transportation history in Ontario. The museum is very well kept and organized. The tour through the car barn is fascinating. There is a nice picnic area, garden and an Ice Cream Trolley!

Shamroze Khan

Good for entire family , ticket 17 cad for an adult including tax

Pratush Nair

Good spot to travel back in time ....

John Paterson

Clean, friendly staff

James Petroczi

We came out today to service and repair their Ballast Regulator. Always a pleasure to speak with and visit the Crew and Volunteers of HCRR Museum.

Esya Osherovsky

Neat place for all train and streetcar enthusiasts. Fun for kid and the whole family. Historic streetcar rides, with a stop at icecream parlow. We've been here twice, and I'm sure will be back for more

Alan Harrington

Lotsa fun - if you like riding olde tyme Toronto streetcars - & who doesn't?????

Adam C

Love it great place to shoot

Félix An

It is great to ride the streetcars of back then. There are even some old TTC metro cars on display.

Aneeqa Saeed

Nice place. Good museum. But nothing to do really at where you get off the train. They should work on restarting the route from london to Niagara.

Nirmala Misir

The train/ streetcar ride is very short. The volunteers/ staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. It was nice to see the 100 year old train and I appreciated there efforts to keep history alive so future generations can see the past.

Ron Beechey

Neat place for train folk

Dianne Gardner

Great experience. Loved riding on the street cars and seeing the trains.

rushi desai

Good trip

Alex Eroff

Excellent museum & very pleasant experience. Volunteer staff is amazing. My daughter really enjoyed exploring old street cars and trains.

george lin

a fun trip for the kids. lots of different trains I think there's about 4 or 5 different trains you can take and there's a pond with frogs in it that the kids love.

Benjamin Palmer

Fantastic place. Three different cars, all unique from one another. The Museum is a great size.

Remy Pravato

Great gift shop, fun ride, large inventory of equipment to tour, well worth the admission.

Marco T

Great place to take the kids especially the ones that like trains, and a bit of history regarding rail service in Ontario. There are picnic tables to eat lunch, and there is one train stop to grab some ice cream in a rail car and walk around the well kept grounds.

Jason Ezard

Great History

Mohammad Zeeshan

Great museum for railway locomotive enthusiasts.

Mandi Townshend

Great place to explore

Robert Deonarine

A cheap price a great for little baby's and toddlers.

Andrew Fletcher Cole

Highly recommended experience for families and TTC enthusiasts alike. Well organized and managed by a staff of experienced transport professionals. Worth the drive from Toronto as there are various other things to experience and see in the area.

David Coutts (Santadave)

Really interesting though we just dropped by late in the day we saw enough to know it was as a definite to return to with grandkids.

eric roberts

ride the restored streetcars

Ravi Badhan

Good place for kids

Jorge Martinez

A very interesting place with many street cars and trains. The trains run 30 minutes and they have a variety of them. Recomended for families with children

Anthony Crofts

A fantastic museum featuring many historical streetcars from Toronto and around North America. It's a great nostalgic trip for anyone who can remember when some of these streetcars were in service. Great for kids too, with regular rides around the short track. Staff are very friendly and amiable to questions and conversation. During COVID, just check opening hours and pre-book tickets online. Highly recommend!

Chhunly Tiv

It's is very nice place. My kid likes this so much.

MM Justason

Great place to visit. Lot of history on different transit cars, streetcars and other things. Lots to see also

T J

Fun place for the kids and those that want to learn interesting history!

Hai yue Zhang

Very good museum, very suitable for bringing children to visit here, the train driver is very friendly, the old train brought me back to my childhood,

JD Winkler

What a great place... the staff were very friendy.

Amit

This a really fun destination for kids, as they will see all the old streetcars and subways, and get to walk through them. It's a trip down memory lane for older adults too. And there's a fun ride you get to take on an old streetcar with a stop you can make for ice cream. Suggestion is to couple this trip with The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada (a 20 minute drive), and you have the perfect day trip from nearby cities (Toronto).

Dhiraj Sharma

Good place for kids. Also good for photography, wedding, pregnancy etc.

Nelly Edgson

Fun place! Went for the Halloween train ride. Will be going back for sure! Definitely want to go for Christmas!

Jason Huang

Good

Taylor Surman (Simmorill)

Amazing history. The volunteers are knowledgeable and friendly, and there is so much to see, do, and learn.

Willy Garces

Interesting place to visit if you like to a bit of history about Canada's transport systems of the past, very good for the whole family

Mark Dease

I visited this place for work. While there I enjoyed checking out the old rail cars. There is alot of history there. They have a snack bar and gift shop which has some interesting books about trains and rail cars. They also have toys like model trains etc. Cool place for kids and rail enthusiasts to spend an afternoon.

Roger Pier

My family and I enjoyed this place. The exhibits are bigger than expected. Looking forward to going again.

DEAN BEATTIE

A cool experience and definitely a must-see. We always wanted to check it out and finally did. Great family experience. It would have been nice to get on and off the street cars at the stops though. Not being able to due to covid makes zero sense at this point.

Roger Lee

Great place! Lots of historic TTC street cars and subway cars. The train ride was a lot of fun!

Poyuan Tseng

Nice place

Jeffrey Maw

Great place to go if you like trains and street cars. They even have a couple of subway cars

Dave Warren

Fascinating and historical. But for the kids it's bottom of the barrel of entertainment. Likely to get bored

B A

This small museum was an unexpected treat. My wife l, baby and I visited randomly looking for a fun rest stop along the way of our journey. We were treated to a nice sized collection of TTC Streetcars and Subway Trains. There was even a working streetcar that you can ride along a section of track that loops through the forest (included in price of admission). I would recommend this museum for families and for aduts that appreciate history. The employees and volunteers were very friendly and offered a lot of facts and stories about the history of the museum and it's collection. I would visit again. It's good for at least 3-4 hours of entertainment and exploring. It costs roughly 15$ per person, there are family passes for repeat visits, there is a gift shop, an ice cream stand in a old Streetcar, the washrooms have baby changing tables, parking is free. If you are retired and have time on you hands they are always looking for volunteers. Not your typical museum but worth the price of admission.

David Wilkinson

Had a wonderful afternoon here with my two grandsons, aged 3 and 1. They loved the trains and the volunteers who run the museum are really engaged.

Christina & family

Good place to vizit with kids!

Leslie Anne Chatterton

Anyone who loves old time transit, and who doesn't, will find this living museum fascinating. There are always 3 electrically powered vehicles making regular trips around the 2 Km track. All are painstakingly restored. Lots of memorabilia and souvenirs are available.

RailwayCityRails

Overall, it was a nice experience (myself being a train enthusiast). The staff are friendly and will happy to answer your questions. Roughly half of the rolling stock on display was open to the public, and the other half was deemed unsafe and therefore not open. The museum barn features mostly streetcars, however there is a wooden Canadian Pacific caboose that you can explore. There is also one interactive railroad crossing signal display that i'm sure the kids would get a kick out of. Please note that certain pieces in the collection are stored in the "Restoration Barn" in which the public are not allowed into. The green "L&PS 8" car shown in one of my photos is one of these pieces. Outside of the museum barn are several boxcars, and two streetcars you can take rides in. The ride itself is what took away the one star from my review. While riding along the 2km of track, I must've gotten at least five or six mosquito bites. No where on the website did it state to bring bug spray, as the conductor mentioned he did. Now with that out of the way, the ride was fairly scenic with mostly just trees on each side. The museum gift shop features a wide selection of souvenirs both for the kids and adults. The museum also features a model railway inside of one of their boxcars. A nice experience for the average railfan or for the family. BRING BUG SPRAY!

A M

These brothers are enthusiastic and it is infectious.

priya monani

Amazing place! Specially in Fall! vintage Train rides on weekends!

Sharan Moolamkuzhi

Awsome place for fun...!

Zimm Zimmster

Great family fun

Banafsheh Rafe

Such a great place to have a fun family day, especially if you have young kids. Staff are friendly and professional.

Louis Vallier

Fantastic staff. We had a great time.

Sinclair Jacinto

Nice little train museum with a couple of good street car rides around the area. The staff are beyond awesome and make it a very pleasurable experience for the kids.Will be adding this to my annual summer plans for sure.

Ian Pottinger

Really great look at historical rail transportation. Very friendly and helpful staff that really are passionate and known their stuff. Great spot for the whole family.

Rachel Luther

Great place to past some time wandering around an important part of transportation history. Plus the kids loved the trains!!

Heayoung Byun

It is interesting that the wise life of the past becomes the history of today.

Dwight Egerter

Cool place to visit. Great exhibits and a fun streetcar ride.

Al Bourke

Lots of fun for kids , older kids, and parents as well.. In fact anyone who likes trains.

Lisa Em

So cool to see all these old streetcars, trains and buses; and even cooler to ride on them. The staff were very informative and kind and available for questions.

Gregory Arthurs

It was a great experience.

Simon Whitmell

This place has been doing a great job maintaining historical street cars and trains for decades. I have great memories of riding the trains there as a child, and now I have an opportunity to share that experience with my own son. I am happy to support the museum in the hopes that they can keep up the good work for years to come!

Roger Mak

Great family fun riding antique street car through a scenic forest. It was like a trip back in time. The gardening inside the forest was nicely done, feeling the love there.

Rick Smith

Outstanding. Interactive experience with all of the different types of street cars. The ride around the loop was beautiful. Recommend to everyone.

Bill Boyd

Great facility

Karolina Cybelius

My kids love this place. Can spend a whole day there.

Minnie C

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and riding the trains, trolleys and streetcars! Especially our visit to the coolest streetcar that serves ice cream in the rear of the car! Yummy! Such a fun experience and learned a lot of history. Would highly recommend and we will visit again in the near future.

Darrell Lafave

Have driven past the front gates to this museum many times with the intention of visiting and finally got around to it. We were not disappointed. Excellent place to bring the kids (both young and old). Super kid-friendly and I was shocked at how CLEAN AND NEAT the grounds/trains & stock yards are (considering other venues of similar ilk that I've visited in the past were nowhere near as tidy as this). The staff/volunteers on site are true lovers of trains and streetcars and it is obviously reflected in everything they do. Several days have passed since our visit and we're still talking about it. We most certainly will be returning to visit once again in the near future.

John Demianiuk

Great place and run by incredibly knowledgeable volunteers.

Steve Bennett

Great place to bring the kids

Walter Eadie

Great day out from Milton

Herman Padham

This place is great. My 2 year old loved the street car rides. Only draw back is he naps a good chunk of their opening times so we didn't have enough time to spend check it all out so will definitely be coming back. The only downside was I was hoping to pick up a diecast/large plastic train but they have completely run out (which is a good thing for the museum since I want them to stay in business). The volunteers have lots of knowledge. Keep up the great work.

Grace Diana

Friendly staff, wonderful museum with old subway cars from different cities. The street cars are beautifully restored and fun to ride in.

Reiner Seth

Amazing place to learn about Toronto Transit History

Tom Bodera

HALLOWEEN Spooktacular was awesome.

Neil Reilly

Great place for kids and adults ! Very clean and well staffed.

Jonathan Knowles

Great visit with the kids

Scott Robertson

Great day for a train ride.

Matthew Ball

Great spot for kids.

King of spookiest Railfanning

Great for kids :)

Reiner Seth Guinasao

Great place for anyone intrested anything public transit, trains or TTC.

Brendan Nixon

Really cool

David Stillman

This is an excellent small-scale Trolley Museum just south of Guelph Ontario. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. The displays that they have are great reminder from the past trolley experience people of Toronto and other cities got to enjoy. Their effort to restore and recondition these trolleys on a volunteer basis speaks of the love these people have for these vehicles. The woodwork and cushions on the seats speak highly of the great Craftsman that built these machines years ago. You can spend several hours here and enjoy both the small trolley ride and visit the car barns and view some of the great trolleys that they have.

Stanislav Tarasov

Remarkable experience for all ages. Absolutely worthwhile visiting!

MICHELLE IVY

Amazingly unique experience...

Kimberly Mayers

If you are a lover of trains or just want to do something different with your family or on your own, this is the place to go. Get a ride in the different trollies and just have fun and be a part of history.

Darryl

Honestly wasn't sure what to expect when hosting my daughters birthday party here, but the kids had a lot of fun riding the rails and was very cost effective. Staff allowed us to bring our own food and warm it up there.

Karen Newman

I enjoyed this far more than anticipated! The staff are very passionate about their work and the facilities, and it really enhances the atmosphere. The barn where the street cars, buses, subway cars, and train cars are stored is very nicely laid out and interactive. The side where you can wonder through several subway and train cars all connected by small bridges was particularly enjoyable! Some vehicles you cannot fully enter but mostly they are beautifully restored. Great lighting inside these cars makes for some nice photos. There are two full size street cars, one more enclosed and one very open, that run on tracks that go into a wooded area. At the "end of the line" is an ice cream shop in an old street car and a pond with water lilies and frogs. All in all, worth the price of admission! Will be visiting again. Hoping to check check out the Halloween event in October.

pushpa kushwaha

It is a nice place and worth visiting to see the history of trains in Canada.

A.M. “Maya” Montiel

They let me stand with the ticket person hanging on the side cos it was my birthday!!! Awesome!!! I thought it was a longer ride tho. But still cool.

Our World

Wonderful and reasonably priced

Joel Aitken

Great place to visit with toddlers, the trains are cool, the staff are friendly. Bring a picnic lunch!

Darrol Belin

Excellent place...manned by volunteers...bring the kids and have a picnic...support a local group that is trying to hang on to a piece of history. Take a ride on the railcars!

Sunil Kothari

Hidden gem in Halton Region includes a magical trip on an old streetcar through the woods, which takes you to a serene rock garden, frog pond and ice cream shop. Ride back to explore a huge barn full of old train cars!

Awais Khan

Wonderful folks that volunteer here, full of great stories and history lessons. A great place for kids to enjoy especially if they're interested in trains and streetcars. There's a little ice cream place there you can enjoy some simple but very satisfying ice cream and a store for refreshments.

Jessica Coates

My 2 year old loved seeing the street cars and riding one was the cherry on top. Small enough to see everything within a couple of hours. Great for kids who love trains.

Tom Dusmet

This a very underrated museum and a great place for a family day out. It's fun to ride the old trains

Bobby G

Wonderful

Jared Johnston

It brings a sense of nostalgia visiting this place. You are litteraly stepping back in time, you ride an 100 year old train to the forest, stop for ice cream go for a walk and get back on and start your journey again. The Conductors that operate the train have more knowledge than Google about the trains they run and the museum is amazing. My kids (6 of them) love it and we go at least once a year. Even if it's raining you can have a great experience. It actually rained the last time we went and it was cool to ride the rails in the pouring rain. Definitely recommend!

Pavel Denau

Amazing place to visit. Children love streetcar rides. On a good day you can ride 3 or more different streetcars. There is more streetcars, subway trains and other vehicles in the barn.

Matthew Emery

Fun place to bring friends and family to learn about the history of electric railways! The staff were all friendly and knowledgeable!

Minita MacDonald

It was an amazing experience to a place that we've never been to before and we plan on going back for the christmas event.

Michelle Kelly

Cool fun place

Yahia Aburrub

great place and good staff

Kyle Steele

I was incredibly disappointed in the service I received from Jim Sorensen. I was trying to inquire about if they open on closed days for wedding photos. Unfortunately I do not have the most experience in booking events like this and I did not expect snyde remarks and rude comments about how my general inquiry was not good enough and did not originally contain enough information for him to spend the time dealing with me. I ended up finding on the FAQ that they do open on off days but at an increased rate which would have been fine but that was never even covered in the response from Jim, only how "As you are aware, we are NOT open on that date." Or how "Once you give me something to work with, then I can price it out, then you can decide and then, and only then, we will have to put a request out for volunteers to come in for the booking." I am sorry my simple request of do you open on an off day for pictures was so inconvenient. Added: 08/30/2019 I am aware that more information would be required when ironing out details for an event such as a wedding but lashing out at a customer for not having all the prior knowledge of all the inner working of an establishment they do not work for is laughable. The lack of effort to work through a miscommunication or misunderstanding and instead blame the customer for being wrong about everything multiple times speaks volumes to the attitude of the employee. Instead I get an email and review response telling me I'm wrong in how I believe I've been treated in this transaction. Stay Classy.

Maulik Naik

Very nice museum but so expensive Nice train ride inside

Andre Rocha

Really nice museum with Toronto old street cars.

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(Translated) Very cool. For those who like the theme "public transport by rail" this place is a small amusement park. The staff are very friendly and patient. Getting around old characterized trams of the time is a nice feeling. There is no wifi and in certain places in the park there is also no cell phone signal. It has a small souvenir shop and a small cafeteria. (Original) Muito legal. Para quem gosta do tema "transporte público ferroviário" este local é um pequeno parque de diversão. A equipe é muito simpática e paciente. Dar voltas em velhos bondes caracterizados da época é uma sensação gostosa. Não tem wi-fi e em certos locais do parque também não há sinal de celular. Tem uma pequena loja de souvenirs e uma pequena cafeteria.

Colin Attar

Make time to visit. Bring your older friends and family. I kept thinking that I bet my grandfather would have had a lot of stories tell walking through here. My kids loved it. The staff are extremely friendly.

Karol Bielawski

Fantastic autumn day spent with family and friends

Mabel Rodríguez Mederos

My son love trains, so this is a perfect place for us to visit. Simple park to enjoy traveling around on old trains.

Lil Ying

Run by passionate volunteers it's fun for the whole family! They offer a train ride into the woods to an icecream car that also sells freezes for a nominal donation then you can ride another car back to the main grounds for a hotdog with snack and drink again for a small nominal donation.... we loved it and look forward to going back soon! It's also good dog friendly but no paws on the seats.

Luigi Iacobellis

This place is perfect if your kids are into trains! You can ride one of two different types of street cars, you can go inside subway cars and some streetcars and they have a bunch of little train themed playhouses. The volunteers that run it are super friendly and share so much historical knowledge about the different types of trains and streetcars. Definitely check it out

Jam Chatt

Good for family and a good picnic place

Cara Thompson

Fun, casual, laid back activity. Great for kids. They have a short train ride available that circles back to the beginning, with an optional train stop at a small ice cream shop on location. They have a train museum. Check website for hours as they're not open all year long. Note, train whistles quite loud so I wouldn't take a young baby.

Sandeep Kv

Had fun.

CK Leach

Was there 3 years ago when our son was just over a year old. Yesterday we went back and it's still a great place. Learned more as they've added more cars to their tour shed. My son enjoyed it and I think we'll be back again for their Halloween and Christmas special events. Great place for kids to learn about rail cars and take a lazy ride through the woods.

Jeniffer Vieira

A great chance to revisit old trains and Streetcars. You even have an opportunity to ride in an old steam train

Karl Berzins

Great place!

Nadia Prando

Great place to ride and learn about railway

Mark Cerezo

A MUST VISIT!!! My son loves trains and streetcars and this was the perfect place to bring him. We loved learning about and seeing the old toronto transit commission (TTC) trains, cars and routes. Support this place because they truly maintain and house part of our Toronto heritage. The staff who run the streetcars are the real attraction, it's so amazing to hear their stories and my son's life is forever impacted for the better because now every time he rides the TTC he smiles and tells me the story of how people worked hard to make toronto the amazing city that it is through things like the TTC. Definitely a MUST VISIT!

Salman Abedin

If you are a railcar buff like me you will love this place. Worth a visit

Krishna Nadarajah

Nice place

Doug Davidson

Great history about Toronto Transit and two fully operational streetcars from the early 1900's.

linda slayer

We had an amazing day here!!! Staff and volunteers are amazing!

Beth Webb

Local railway museum with some great information on the history of the rail systems

Andrew Moad

Amazing collection of old trains and streetcars!

Keri Durrant

Really enjoyed our visit here. It was a nice change from all of the very busy attractions in Toronto. Only one suggestion: Recommend getting nut-free ice cream. It's such an easy thing to accommodate for those children who have nut allergies.

Alex Furman

Takes you back in time to see old street cars and electric trains. Take a ride on an old street car. A few movies were filmed here. Decent price ice-cream stand. Good place to take kids out for a day.

Wesley Huizinga

Really neat place to see some history in a way that's fun for the kids. They out did themselves for Halloween

Lilia Butryn

Last night my daughter and I went to the annual Halloween Spooktacular and it was so much fun. Great staff! Great work! Keep it up!

Michael Charette

Lost count how many times we have been here. Its a trip back in time. Rode a near 100 year old street car, then rode another near 100 year old street car around the property. Super knowledgeable and friendly staff, interesting items in the gift shop and more than ample parking. Yes there were some obstacles due to covid19, like no ice cream stop on the street car line, we weren't able to stop at the frog pond (a little disappointing for the grandson), and the high speed street car was not running (a lot disappointing for me, I've been on it before and it's a speed rocket). We took a picnic, the area was clean garbage cans available and people waving at us from the street car it was a very memorable day. They are up and running for a little bit longer try and visit it's a fun place for everyone. Only complaint is when we discovered that the town of Milton offers no consideration at all for electricity consumption costs. This is a museum, how can it not be entitled to sum sort of financial relief either at the local level or above. Just another reason to try and attend so as they can offset costs. Our grandson was not much more than a toddler when we first went and now he is becoming a young man this museum is a big part of our our most treasured memories.

Brian Kerr

They had just opened for the season so not sure how busy they get during summer months. But what they had on opening day was interesting. All the train workers are volunteers and know their passion of trains, streetcars, and trolleys. Visitors are allowed to get off the train, which doesn't go far as it is, and walk the trails or other sites.

Paul Schroeder

This is a great place to kill a few hours at. I love seeing and riding in the old vehicles.

Esha P

Fantastic place run by passionate volunteers with wealth of knowledge

Dave Skopiwsky

Friendly and welcoming staff who aren't shy to explain about the things there, and are great with kids. Lots of TTC stuff which i loved to see. Highly recommend and I'll be back for the Halloween festivities!

Jing Z

Awesome place, worth a visit. This museum is well managed, the staffs are very kind. We had a great experience in both learning and entertaining. Our little ones are big fans of trains, they enjoyed riding street cars.

Amanda Templeton

Amazing place for families.

Anne Colangelo

Great for kids!

Kevin Difran

Great place to go with a couple young kids, basicly we ride one of the trains back and forth to there little picknic area, then eat and then ride the second train around a bit. Good fun especially if your kids like trains!

Dan Kennedy

Really great place to bring the family. We came out for the haunted museum event.. they really do a great job here at an affordable price. Everything is decorated for Halloween and you go on an old street car back in the woods to the haunted house. All the volunteers are great and really helpful . Great place for kids of all ages .. we are definately going to go for the Christmas event this year..

K R

I loved seeing all the old street cars and getting to ride on them. What a hidden gem that all should take the time to see.

Betsy

You will enjoy this place if you are interested in old street cars and subways. There is a short ride into the woods on a 1921 streetcar which my ancestors could well have been on in Toronto so I liked that. Tiny museum of old photos. Small …

Martin Iftody

Great museum, many rare streetcars here. Good place for little kids, they are allowed into the old buses/streetcars/subway trains.

Jeff Sharpe

Friendly staff and not too busy .And learn about the history of the rail cars

marge2k3

Extremely cool. I use to love going to these places. Made me feel like a kid again.

n hann

This is a great place to visit with the whole family. Operating streetcars, all kinds of transit equipment, even subway cars. The staff is passionate and love their work.

Jason Howie

Been coming here with my family since I was a kid. Never get tired of riding the old streetcars or wandering the scenic woods and barns. Great for all ages.

Krystian Tobiasz

An amazing experience. Great work by the volunteers

john Stevens

Very Interesting

Shannon Lapenskie

I have been with family and friends to this museum 5 times and it's highly enjoyable every time. The volunteers who run the place LOVE trains and travel history and it's infectious. Plus, there are regular tweaks and changes and all ages find something enjoyable to do each visit. The TTC subway cars retired in the 80 s and 90 s have the original advertisements for the Skydome! Great value and most highly adored and recommended by our family. Christmas on the rails was wonderful and exceeded my already high expectations.

Raju Trivedi

Love it!

Robert Williams

Great place to go for fun and ice cream

John

A charming preservation of the history of transit in Ontario, in a beautiful forest setting. I’d say plan on spending closer to 90 minutes, and bring enough cash for the $2.50 ice cream cone.

Cassandra Muscat

The people here are extremely friendly and the fact that they enjoy what they do there makes it an even better experience

Hale C

Great experience for kids

Alexander Agung

Awesome place! My family really love it!

Mike Lambert

So cool. Go check out the streetcars, the barn is full of old ones kids loved climbing into them and going for rides on the track

Mark Woodley

This is a great place to take kids. They learn about electric powered public transit and that it's not a new concept. We especially enjoyed taking the kids on the Christmas Night time ride with Santa aboard and also at the station. Not sure if this happens any longer but it's worth every penny of admission. This volunteer driven museum shows a variety of electric powered streetcars and vehicles that served the area many years ago. You can tour the garage barns where they restore these machines and see them in action by taking the short route through the woods and back to the station. Cars are changed for service periodically so you should pay them a visit more than once if possible.

sumo36

Very polite. Enjoyed rides. Lots to look at.

Anna Zeretsky

This museum is a real gem. Lots of fun! Highly recommended for grown ups as well as kids.

Wendy Stevens

Love this place. There are many old streetcars in various states of restoration, lots of history, and you can ride on an old TTC car. The restoration and maintenace is all done by volunteers so you never know who you will see working on what.

Sarah B

Very nice little piece of preserved history. It's very cool to be able to walk through all of the different subway cars and see all the trains. We were able to ride in two different historical streetcars that were on a 30 minute rotating schedule. Good stop if you have kids

Joseph Brendan

Lovely place with lot of history. Worth a visit.

S 2G

volunteer driven and such a love letter to the streetcars and local transit of the past!

Alex U

Tonnes of old street cars. Well kept place to go with kids.

yevgen v

Great collection of old streetcars and subway cars. All the volunteers were very friendly and knowledgeable. The highlight for me was the streetcar ride through forest which was especially beautiful given the fall colours. Definitely will be back to experience it in the other seasons.

Eric Sohn

Very good experience that my family had. Especially with their museum side of trains and street car with access to most of them. I would recommend to all the families with kids who loves cars and trains!

Eric Vaz

Really nice place if u like trains. Once u get in u get unlimited 2 kms rides u can take a walk in the museum which has a good collection of old trains. It's a good half day trip very friendly people and knowledgeable. U can see some of the older folks brighten up. It's like they are living the dream. However like other reviews say please bring bug lotion or spray in summer. It's a real lot of mosquitoes. Overall a worthwhile place to visit.

Shane's “tetters73” Trains

It's a bit of a drive from Scarborough however well worth it in my opinion. There is plenty to look at and the streetcar ride is a fun little bonus. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable people. Keep up the good work folks!

David

Lots of interesting relics of streetcars and operating units that you can ride on. The member workers know thier history and like talking about their areas of interest. Bring a picnic.

sheila gillies

Great day out for the whole family Take a picnic lunch.

Rav Nad

Nice place

Daniel Paget

Well..... Where to start with this little hidden treasure. First it's very amazing how much history is tied into this place. Not only local history but world history. (Not going to shed light on this you well have to go see and discover for yourself). Second thing that is special about this place is the people that make it all happen from the machinists to the operators. They have a way of bringing you back to the time when these machines operated on a daily basis, and this was the way of travel for most wether it was local travel or travelling far. Third was the ice cream streetcar, talk about wow taking me back to my childhood. The one downside that I found although they had alternatives was there was no play ground for the little tykes and tots that come to visit. But yes they had things for them as well which ill be honest was cute and very child friendly. To the Halton County Radial Museum, great amazing memories and history you create and have in this place. Thank you so much for what your doing here to keep both old machines and history itself alive and well To everyone else. Take some time to discover this place, it really is something you should enjoy

Philana Memraj

Great place for kids and adults. My 2.5 yr olds spent 4hrs here with zero meltdowns so we are definitely going back. Admission is reasonable, rides are unlimited and there are lots of little picnic areas so pack a nice lunch and come spend the day. Lots of trains to explore. Very hands on & user friendly but not stroller/wheelchair friendly. There is an ice cream shop, a basic coffee shop and a gift shop. Staff were all helpful and friendly.

Mohamad Ahmed

AMAZING. NICE STAFF AND AWESOME STREETCARS

Amanda Wilson

Really great museum. You can tell the people who volunteer are really passionate. We brought my 3 year old and he loved the ride and the ice cream at the end. Definitely a hit with everyone!

Long Long

Very good railway museum. Well worth the drive to get there. The train ride is a little short. It is fun nonetheless.

Anton Gee

A beautiful location north of Campbellville. Go on different street cars from the early part of the century to more modern models. Stop in for an icecream at the converted streetcar cafe. A real fun day for the kids.

Leo H

lots of awesome old stuff here. Definitely worth a look

WELLINGTON APPLIANCE

Had an awesome time , a trip back in time

Harold Jones

I am a member & operate streetcars. Great place.

Leo the Great

awesome stuff here !

Melissa Halfyard

Great place for the little train fans!

Derekhe1988

We visited this place for the first time today. Definitely worth the visit. Hopefully they will expand their train collections more in the future. More locomotives would definitely improve the experience here. Also additional children's play ground toys would further improve visitors' experience.

Ramiro Vega Dura

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Eswar Perunkulam

Excellent place run by Passionate volunteers who are proud of what they are doing and willing to share their wealth of knowledge.

Erica Friesen

Went this afternoon for the Christmas train and was pleasantly surprised. Trains/streetcars were in beautiful condition and clearly well cared for. I was impressed with the staff who were very passionate and eager to share their knowledge. My kids enjoyed looking at the model train sets and light displays as well as singing songs with Santa. Thank you for the great experience!

Barry Mcclelland

Lots to do ansee and kid friendly. Got rides on 3 different streetcars.

Amrita

We had a wide range of ages in our group and everyone had a fun time. Lots of cars to explore. Can't wait to return!

Derek Tsang

What a great trip with the family! The streetcars are very well preserved, and the volunteers who run the museum are knowledgeable and passionate about railway history. There were activities for kids, and it was fun for the adults (and children) to ride the restored streetcars. Highly recommended.

Sachin Malla

Over rated

Lucio Palazzo

Friendly and knowledgeable volunteers do a great job of entertaining visitors as well as maintaining these beautiful rail cars and buses.

Doug

Learned lots of facts. Enjoyed riding on the old streetcars. Enjoyed seeing the other non running streetcars and subways in the display barns

Gardner West-Bound

This is a very fun, family oriented LIVING museum. Many antique streetcars (trams) are in the museum's collection, as well as operational ones, which take people on rides, through a forest, on a closed loop track. All of the "guides" are extremely knowledgeable about the museum and the rolling stock. Many are retired TTC operators, with first hand knowledge of the equipment and its history.

Abrahim Farah

Vositing this place was a nice surprise. From outside it looks like you will pay a lot for nothing but you will love it.

Telka O'Donovan

Kids that love trains will have fun on the railway tour. Very cute place

Trisha Linton

Loved it. All the staff there are friendly. The history makes it worth while and the kiddos enjoyes the street car ride.

Jeff J

Great place to visit with the kids. The folks that run this place are amazing. You won't regret going.

Jamie Maxwell

A great day in a terrific setting. My second time there, but not my last!

louise picard

Amazing people who work hard at restoring old buses, tramways and trains. Spent a lovely afternoon visiting and riding different trams. You can book a birthday party for the kids - lots of fun activities. Employees and volunteers are very friendly and knowledgeable on the history of each restored units.

Corey W

We came for Christmas on the Rails this year. First time here and it was quite the blast from the past riding all the old streetcars from the TTC while singing carols as a group. The kids enjoyed it enough that they want to come back in the summer. It was well lit up, decently organized and the volunteers running the place were very friendly. The last streetcar we were on for the night actually had its battery die and we had to be pushed back to the beginning but that kinda added to the experience so it wasn't a big deal. More fun in my opinion. I'm looking forward to checking it out in the summer!

Colin Bruce

Breathtaking streetcars and exhibits. You will want to go back.

Jose Henriquez

What a nice day with the kids and friends. Staff and volunteers are super friendly and interacted with the kids in a way that got them engaged with the pass. Definitely a place to go

Anne H

It's an excellent day outing for family with kids. We adults and my grandson enjoyed the antique train ride. Excellent service. People working there were very polite and helpful. Very clean station and washrooms. We enjoyed self tour of the antique trains museum.

Alan Cheng

Perfect for kids, unlimited rides and lots of nice trains at the museum. Worth a trip there.

da Pat

A great family day trip. My young kids had a great time and learned a bit of history in the process. All volunteers have great passion for history and do great job restoring a piece of canadiana.oh yes, the ice cream car is very novel.

Ruth Peoples

As a train and trolley buff, I really enjoyed my visit here. Wonderful displays of old trolleys in the barn, and a fun ride on a working electric trolley car

Stephen Todd

Great entertainment for the public transit or transportation fan.

Bill X

What a nice little GEM. Keep up the great work!

Roman

This is such a great museum for both kids and adults! We’ve enjoyed our visit here so much! …

Connie Bailey

Lots of fun on the Halloween event. I will definitely return for Christmas

Brian De Sousa

Very nice area. Country feel.

R T

Certainly something different than the usual play gym experience for birthday parties for kids.

Karla Desrochers

Great place to take the kids