Chester Railway Station & Museum

Best railfanning, unique overnight rental. Thank you!

We rented the caboose for a family overnight. Over the next 18 hours, we saw 15 freight trains and 2 Amtrak trains, all day and night. What fun! Best railfanning ever. The museum staff were very frien...

Camping in the caboose!

We stayed in the caboose for two nights of “glamping” over New Years Eve as a family of four (17 & 12 years old.) We had such a blast! There are space heaters (a/c for the hot months), Wi-Fi, and the ...

Wonderful old-school museum with a bonus: Caboose campouts

Who knew that Chester, Mass. has a serious railroading history? The double-track line that runs through this tiny town is 180 years old, and the station itself is nearly 160 (as of 2021). The surve...

Worth Stopping By

After hiking at the Keystone Arches, we stopped at the Chester Railway Museum and received an afternoon of interesting railroad and historical information from its curator Dave. We were able to step b...

Amazing night in the old caboose

We spent a night in the caboose at the Chester Railway Station and have vowed to come back! There is so much to tell about this place. But the magic comes together under the care of Dave Pierce. Thi...