The Tennessee Central Railway Museum (TCRM,
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accessed September 2009) is a
railroad museum located in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...
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It is a small non-profit facility which is preserving the heritage of rail transport in Tennessee and the central South. The museum's name honors the former
Tennessee Central Railway.
The museum maintains a collection of historic rolling stock which it restores and uses for rail excursions in the area, both for fundraising and educational purposes.
It runs an all-volunteer
heritage railroad
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dedicated to preserving, restoring, interpreting, and operating historic railroad equipment. TCRM currently has nine diesel-electric
locomotives and thirty other cars/engines.
Inside the freight depot where the museum is located, there are railroad artifacts and memorabilia, a gift shop, and a large room where model train layouts in
HO and
N scale
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are displayed.
See also
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List of heritage railroads in the United States
This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States. There are currently no such railroads in the states of Mississippi or North Dakota.
Heritage railroads by state
Alabama
* Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad a ...
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List of transport museums
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References
External links
Museum website
Museums in Nashville, Tennessee
Railroad museums in Tennessee
Heritage railroads in Tennessee
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