Coastal Excursion Train Rides - www.capetrain.com for West Barnstable scheduled departures. All tickets available at West Barnstable Train Station & Museum. Ticket sales are cash only.
See our Calendar for more details. All Aboard!
Cape Cod NRHS Webcams: See the West Barnstable Station LIVE! Sponsored by Cape Cod NRHS.
Trains you will see:
1. Mass Coastal Energy Train - Usually runs on week days, be aware that freight trains have no schedule, unlike passenger trains.
2. Cape Cod Central Railroad: see www.capetrain.com for a full schedule and to purchase tickets.
3. The MBTA CapeFLYER - a seasonal Service between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend from Boston's South Station to Hyannis on Cape Cod. Take the train instead of sitting in traffic at the bridge to enjoy Cape Cod in the summer. www.capeflyer.com
Headquarters for the Cape Cod Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
The Cape Cod Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the promotion of and preservation of railroad transportation history, with special emphasis on Cape Cod railroading. The Chapter was chartered in 1986, although the Cape Cod group can trace its history back to the early 1960s. Museum is open May-October Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Cape Cod Chapter of the NRHS supports railroad historians, collectors and enthusiasts on Cape Cod.
When you visit the West Barnstable Railway Station and Museum you step back in time to a place that was the center of village activity in West Barnstable in 1911. The New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company served freight and passenger service on the Cape and constructed a new concrete railway station on the site of the original wooden station. The cost of building the new station was $18,000 and followed the same style pattern that the New Haven R.R. used in constructing the current Buzzards Bay Station and the long gone Sagamore Station.
In 2001 the Cape Cod Chapter of NRHS became the custodians of the station. The building was boarded up and in need of much repair. The Chapter is working diligently to bring the station back to its original splendor. Our building contains most of the original woodwork and facilities of the original station which opened for business July, 1911. It is painted in the original building colors; five different colors on the exterior and two on the inside. The original coal stove (which preceded the steam radiator system installed in 1911) has come back to the station. The West Barnstable Station contains working railroad tools and equipment, lanterns, switchstands, a baggage cart, and a small motor car (often referred to as a speeder which was used primarily by track maintenance workers). Some of the original telecommunications equipment remains in the ticket office. We are proud of our new multi-media library-available for all train lovers.
VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
JOIN AND BECOME A MEMBER with FAMILIES and STUDENTS TOO!
Click here for NRHS Renewals and Joining NRHS:
NRHS Membership
1943 NYNH&H Boxcar - Owned by Cape Cod Chapter, NRHS. Photo by Doug Scott.
Preserving the railroad history of Cape Cod since 1986.
Membership Forms
To Join/Renew NRHS and Chapter:
PDF Format
To Join/Renew Chapter ONLY:
PDF Format
West Barnstable RailFriend Donation Forms
New Donation Form:
PDF Format
Renewal Donation Form:
PDF Format
Ask us about NRHS RailCamp and how you can be sponsored.
West Barnstable Village Festival: Saturday, August 19, 2023:
Additional details to be announced in August.
Trains you will see:
1. Mass Coastal Energy Train - Usually runs on week days, be aware that freight trains have no schedule, unlike passenger trains.
2. Cape Cod Central Railroad: see www.capetrain.com for a full schedule and to purchase tickets.
3. The MBTA CapeFLYER - a seasonal Service between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend from Boston's South Station to Hyannis on Cape Cod. Take the train instead of sitting in traffic at the bridge to enjoy Cape Cod in the summer. www.capeflyer.com
Headquarters for the Cape Cod Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
The Cape Cod Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the promotion of and preservation of railroad transportation history, with special emphasis on Cape Cod railroading. The Chapter was chartered in 1986, although the Cape Cod group can trace its history back to the early 1960s. Museum is open May-October Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Cape Cod Chapter of the NRHS supports railroad historians, collectors and enthusiasts on Cape Cod.
When you visit the West Barnstable Railway Station and Museum you step back in time to a place that was the center of village activity in West Barnstable in 1911. The New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company served freight and passenger service on the Cape and constructed a new concrete railway station on the site of the original wooden station. The cost of building the new station was $18,000 and followed the same style pattern that the New Haven R.R. used in constructing the current Buzzards Bay Station and the long gone Sagamore Station.
In 2001 the Cape Cod Chapter of NRHS became the custodians of the station. The building was boarded up and in need of much repair. The Chapter is working diligently to bring the station back to its original splendor. Our building contains most of the original woodwork and facilities of the original station which opened for business July, 1911. It is painted in the original building colors; five different colors on the exterior and two on the inside. The original coal stove (which preceded the steam radiator system installed in 1911) has come back to the station. The West Barnstable Station contains working railroad tools and equipment, lanterns, switchstands, a baggage cart, and a small motor car (often referred to as a speeder which was used primarily by track maintenance workers). Some of the original telecommunications equipment remains in the ticket office. We are proud of our new multi-media library-available for all train lovers.
VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
JOIN AND BECOME A MEMBER with FAMILIES and STUDENTS TOO!
Click here for NRHS Renewals and Joining NRHS:
NRHS Membership
1943 NYNH&H Boxcar - Owned by Cape Cod Chapter, NRHS. Photo by Doug Scott.
Preserving the railroad history of Cape Cod since 1986.
Membership Forms
To Join/Renew NRHS and Chapter:
PDF Format
To Join/Renew Chapter ONLY:
PDF Format
West Barnstable RailFriend Donation Forms
New Donation Form:
PDF Format
Renewal Donation Form:
PDF Format
Ask us about NRHS RailCamp and how you can be sponsored.
West Barnstable Village Festival: Saturday, August 19, 2023:
Additional details to be announced in August.
To Join/Renew NRHS and Chapter:
PDF Format
To Join/Renew Chapter ONLY:
PDF Format
West Barnstable RailFriend Donation Forms
New Donation Form:
PDF Format
Renewal Donation Form:
PDF Format
Ask us about NRHS RailCamp and how you can be sponsored.
West Barnstable Village Festival: Saturday, August 19, 2023:
Additional details to be announced in August.
New Donation Form:
PDF Format
Renewal Donation Form:
PDF Format