Texas Transportation Museum

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TTM occupies a 40 acre site in the north-east of San Antonio just north of the International Airport. The address is 11731 Wetmore Road. (SA TX 78217). It has a full sized operating railroad with a half mile of mainline and offers scheduled train rides, included in admission. It has a number of classic vehicles including a 1924 fire truck which visitors may ride on when conditions on the unpaved roads permit.

Mission

The Texas Transportation Museum is an all volunteer organization that collects, preserves, operates and displays historically significant transportation equipment and related items. We operate a working passenger railroad, several model train layouts and many road vehicles. We provide an educational and entertaining experience which interprets how developments in transportation technology shaped and continue to impact daily life.

Address: 11731 Wetmore Rd, San Antonio, TX 78247, USA

Phone: (210) 490-3554

Website

moc.rr.xtas@hguh

State: Texas

Zip Code: 78247

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Reviews

Good little museum out in the boonies! Entrance fee is very reasonable, the train cars need a bit more TLC, but I suppose it would be better tended if there were more volunteers. Model trains are well kept, and the restored vehicles (fire engines, cars, etc.) look fantastic. Will drop by again when time permits!

 7 years ago (12-10-2017)

My grandson and I love trains and there is every kind of train imaginable here.  Our favorite section is the Garden Railroad.  Great photo ops and a real running train makes the day memorable.  We signed up as members!

 7 years ago (12-09-2017)

Drove by during the work week and decided to take the family. Wife, daughter and son had been there with school functions before. Myself and the toddler had not been there. We loved the train ride and went on it twice (2 different times). My son and I would like to become a volunteer so we picked up a form from Ms. Marie. Wife and I loved the super cold water fountain, it felt very refreshing after walking the hot summer heat. Will return frequently. Would love to help with the restoration of the old cars.

 8 years ago (18-06-2017)

For me it was disappointing. I have been to many train museums and I expected more. I went hoping to see full size trains from many years ago. Well, other that the one you ride, there is one engine, a coal car, two passenger cars and a caboose. That is it.  They are cool but the other train museums I have visited have at least 10 train cars to visit and some have had many more. The antique cars were cool but again, they were very limited. Now, if you go to see MODEL trains, you will be very pleased as they are a lot of them. One last comment. We went with a person in a wheel chair and it was very difficult even though the person did not go in the train cars. The train ride was easy enough but the rest was rough.  There is handicapped parking at the upper level building but we weren't told that until we pushed the wheel chair all the way up the hill.

 8 years ago (26-03-2017)

It used to just be a place for birthday parties. Now it's a consolidated outdoor museum of train cars. Actually, a really cool place to visit...nestled in the corner of McAlister Park. It's definitely not as boring as it sounds.

 7 years ago (16-08-2017)

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