The official railroad museum for the state of Alabama is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of historically significant railway equipment. The museum is housed in a 100-year-old depot. Railroad artifacts, engines, rolling stock and equipment from the late 1800s to 1950s. Visitors can ride an old-fashioned train through scenic forests or Alabama's only operating narrow-gauge steam locomotive. Train rides Saturdays, Mar - Dec and by appointment.
Location:
PO Box 727, 1919 9th St, Calera Alabama 35040
Telephone
205-668-3435 Fax 800-943-4490
Other Transportation nearby:
(Ashland) Ashland/Lineville Airport
(Bessemer) Bessemer Airport
(Centreville) Bibb County Airport
(Birmingham) Birmingham International Airport
(Clanton) Gragg-Wade Field Airport
(Greensboro) Greensboro Municipal Airport
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01/10 Coming to The Calera area
Mountain Brook Spring Art Show Mountain Brook AL April20 Up to one hundred local member artists
will display original artwork for sale in an outdoor setting in quaint Mountain
Brook near Crestline Village. Artwork available will range in size from minis to
extra large canvases and all price ranges. Jazz band will be featured and food
will be available at field.
Powers' Festival Newnan GA April27-28 Powers Festival supplies the best arts, crafts, food, fun, and entertainment.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Montgomery AL March8-June19 The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, created in Alabama, is currently the 5th largest in the world, attracting more than 300,000 visitors annually from all 50 states and over 60 foreign countries.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Car Show Birmingham AL October11-13 Triumph Dealers of North America display,
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Merchandise Trailer featuring event TShirts, Pins, and Posters,
Official Barber Vintage Festival event merchandise,
Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association display, and
Concessions
Kentuck Festival of the Arts Northport AL October19-20 Nationally and internationally acclaimed folk artists,
270+ folk, visionary, and contemporary artists and expert craftspeople presenting their work to you,
free hands-on art-making for children in Kentuck for Kids and throughout the park,
interactive live demonstrations by expert craftspeople—basketmakers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, traditional potters, fiber and fabric artists, quilters, jewelers, and a glassblower,
live music and story-telling, food and fellowship.
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