Antique Train & Railway Layouts Photos

Not only were railway models introduced as toys, but many museums have large model railways for entertainment.

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Streamlined toy trains at German Museum of Technology. Berlin, Germany.Steam locomotive on historic model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Trans Europe Express passenger car on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Freight car carrying Volkwagons on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Streamlined toy trains (1930s) at German Museum of Technology. Berlin, Germany.Steam locomotive on historic model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Trans Europe Express passenger car on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Freight car carrying Volkwagons on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.
Tracks & trains at port of Hamburg on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Elevated tracks, trains, ships & vehicles on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Trains running on extensive track system on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Toy carousel & trains at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.
Tracks & trains at port of Hamburg on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Elevated tracks, trains, ships & vehicles on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Trains running on extensive track system on model railway at Hamburg History Museum. Hamburg, Germany.Toy carousel & trains at Cultural History Museum. Rostock, Germany.
Models of Munich horse tram , electric tram & omnibus under Wuppertal suspension railway car at Deutsches Museum Transport Museum. Munich, Germany.Model of original Wuppertal suspension railway car at Deutsches Museum Transport Museum. Munich, Germany.Model of first German train between Nuremberg & Fürth pulled by locomotive Adler at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of 1832 passenger wagon "Hannibal" from Upper Austria to Bohemia line at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Models of Munich horse tram (1882), electric tram (1898) & omnibus (1904) under Wuppertal suspension railway car (1900) at Deutsches Museum Transport Museum. Munich, Germany.Model of original Wuppertal suspension railway car (1900) at Deutsches Museum Transport Museum. Munich, Germany.Model of first German train (1835) between Nuremberg & Fürth pulled by locomotive Adler at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of 1832 passenger wagon "Hannibal" from Upper Austria to Bohemia line at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Model of Bavarian steam locomotive B IX at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Bavarian passenger wagon at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Bavarian passenger wagon under poster of Berlin Trade Show at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Der Fliegende Hamburger train at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Model of Bavarian steam locomotive B IX (1874) at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Bavarian passenger wagon (1887) at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Bavarian passenger wagon (1897) under poster of Berlin Trade Show (1896) at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model of Der Fliegende Hamburger train (1932) at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Models of high-speed passenger trains of 1930s - from top Der Fliegende Hamburger, Hamburg, Leipzig, & Köln at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Models of high-speed passenger trains of 1930s - from top Der Fliegende Hamburger, Hamburg, Leipzig, & Köln at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad layout at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad layout at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wind-up electric trolley car at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Model railroad collection at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad layout at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model railroad layout at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wind-up electric trolley car (1915-22) at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model train layout at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model train layout at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Antique model train rolling stock at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model trains at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Model trains at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Toy steam locomotive & marching band at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Antique model train rolling stock (1920s-30s) at City Toy Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.Model trains at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Model trains at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.Toy steam locomotive & marching band at Museum of Childhood. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Scale model of railplane by Scottish inventor George Bennie which won award at Edinburgh Industrial Exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Collection of model trains at Riverside Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.Model of Great Southern Railways locomotive No. 800, Maedb built in Dublin at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Model of Ireland's first railway in Dublin at Ulster Transport Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Scale model of railplane (1922) by Scottish inventor George Bennie which won award at Edinburgh Industrial Exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Glasgow, Scotland.Collection of model trains at Riverside Museum. Glasgow, Scotland.Model of Great Southern Railways locomotive No. 800, Maedb (1939) built in Dublin at Ulster Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.Model of Ireland's first railway (1820) in Dublin at Ulster Transport Museum. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Model of Glacier House where trains stopped for lunch at Glacier National Park Visitor Center. BC.Model of Surprise Creek wooden trestle bridge of Rogers Pass Revelstoke Railway Museum. Revelstoke, BC.Part of model railway display at California State Railroad Museum. Sacramento, CA.Model railway roundhouse at California State Railroad Museum. Sacramento, CA.
Model of Glacier House (1887-1925) where trains stopped for lunch at Glacier National Park Visitor Center. BC.Model of Surprise Creek wooden trestle bridge (1885-94) of Rogers Pass Revelstoke Railway Museum. Revelstoke, BC.Part of model railway display at California State Railroad Museum. Sacramento, CA.Model railway roundhouse at California State Railroad Museum. Sacramento, CA.
Toy locomotive at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Lionel Lines toy train at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Commemorative toy trains at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Antique model trains at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.
Toy locomotive at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Lionel Lines toy train at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Commemorative toy trains at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.Antique model trains at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.
Model train ride at Denver Zoo. Denver, CO.Model railway at Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.
Model train ride at Denver Zoo. Denver, CO.Model railway at Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.
Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model of Central Pacific's Jupiter present at last spike Promontory Summit ceremony at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model of Union Pacific's locomotive 119 present at last spike Promontory Summit ceremony at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model Union Pacific locomotives at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.
Model railway in garden of Colorado Railroad Museum. CO.Model of Central Pacific's Jupiter present at last spike Promontory Summit ceremony (May 10, 1869) at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model of Union Pacific's locomotive 119 present at last spike Promontory Summit ceremony at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model Union Pacific locomotives at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.
Model Union Pacific McKean motor car 13 at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model Union Pacific passenger cars at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model of Abraham Lincoln's funeral car built in Union Pacific Omaha shops at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model of Abraham Lincoln's funeral car built in Union Pacific Omaha shops at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.
Model Union Pacific McKean motor car 13 (1908-17) at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model Union Pacific passenger cars at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model (1920s) of Abraham Lincoln's funeral car built in Union Pacific Omaha shops at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.Model (1920s) of Abraham Lincoln's funeral car built in Union Pacific Omaha shops at Union Pacific Railroad Museum. Council Bluffs, IA.
Metal toy train which belonged to Herbert Hoover at Hoover Library. West Branch, IA.Model toy train at Strokestown Park. Vesnoy, Ireland.Model railroad at Museum of Science & Industry. Chicago, IL.Model railroad circulates through model Chicago at Museum of Science & Industry. Chicago, IL.
Metal toy train which belonged to Herbert Hoover at Hoover Library. West Branch, IA.Model toy train at Strokestown Park. Vesnoy, Ireland.Model railroad at Museum of Science & Industry. Chicago, IL.Model railroad circulates through model Chicago at Museum of Science & Industry. Chicago, IL.
Model train in Walker Transportation Collection at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Scale model steam locomotive at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Model steam-powered traction engine & rail passenger cars at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Model railway at rail Museum at Kansas City Union Station. Kansas City, MO.
Model train in Walker Transportation Collection at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Scale model steam locomotive at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Model steam-powered traction engine & rail passenger cars at John Cabot House. Beverly, MA.Model railway at rail Museum at Kansas City Union Station. Kansas City, MO.
Model locomotive in waiting hall of St. Louis Union Station. St Louis, MO.Model railway at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum. Jackson, MS.Union Pacific toy streamlined locomotive at Durham Western Heritage Museum. Omaha, NE.Antique model railroad section in Girard wing at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.
Model locomotive in waiting hall of St. Louis Union Station. St Louis, MO.Model railway at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum. Jackson, MS.Union Pacific toy streamlined locomotive at Durham Western Heritage Museum. Omaha, NE.Antique model railroad section in Girard wing at Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.
Toys extolling nuclear power including toy train with missile at National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Albuquerque, NM.Toy models of railroad engine & cars at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Toy trains at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Model western town & toy train at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.
Toys extolling nuclear power including toy train with missile at National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Albuquerque, NM.Toy models of railroad engine & cars at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Toy trains at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Model western town & toy train at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.
Toy trains by Lionel at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Toy collection of trains, planes & cars at Historic Richmond Town Museum. Staten Island, NY.Electric Dynamic model electric train at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Toy trains at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.
Toy trains by Lionel at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.Toy collection of trains, planes & cars at Historic Richmond Town Museum. Staten Island, NY.Electric Dynamic model electric train (c1882) at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Toy trains (1910s & 20s) at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.
Model train collection at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Crusader steam locomotive model at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Marx Bunny Express clockwork Easter train at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Early tin locomotives & wagons in National Toy Train Museum. Strasburg, PA.
Model train collection at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Crusader steam locomotive model at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Marx Bunny Express clockwork Easter train (c1936) at Lincoln Train Museum. Gettysburg, PA.Early tin locomotives & wagons in National Toy Train Museum. Strasburg, PA.
Steam locomotive model on wall of Minute Maid Park. Houston, TX.Model railway at New Braunfels Railroad Museum. New Braunfels, TX.Model railroad at Utah State Railroad Museum. Ogden, UT.Model of how Union ships were unloaded onto freight cars at Hopewell Port for transport straight to Union troops on Petersburg siege lines. Hopewell, VA.
Steam locomotive model on wall of Minute Maid Park. Houston, TX.Model railway at New Braunfels Railroad Museum. New Braunfels, TX.Model railroad at Utah State Railroad Museum. Ogden, UT.Model of how Union ships were unloaded onto freight cars at Hopewell Port for transport straight to Union troops on Petersburg siege lines. Hopewell, VA.
Model railway with Washington scenery at Washington State History Museum. Tacoma, WA.Collection of model circus trains at Circus World Museum. Baraboo, WI.

Model railway with Washington scenery at Washington State History Museum. Tacoma, WA.Collection of model circus trains at Circus World Museum. Baraboo, WI.

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