Train Museum, Railway heritage museum in Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Train Museum is a railway museum in Rio de Janeiro that displays historic locomotives, passenger carriages, and mechanical equipment from Brazilian rail operations. The venue is located in a former workshop building and presents an extensive collection of railway equipment including vintage clocks and lighting systems.
The museum was established in 1984 within a former paint workshop of the Pedro II Railway and reopened in 2013 after comprehensive restoration by IPHAN. The renovation of this historic workshop site allowed the valuable collection to be presented as a public museum.
The collection displays locomotives and carriages that once served Brazilian rail routes, showing how people traveled and goods moved across the country. Visitors encounter details like vintage lighting and clocks that reflect the daily life of railway stations from earlier times.
The museum stands at Rua Arquias Cordeiro 1.046 in Engenho de Dentro, beside the south wing of Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão). It has been closed to visitors since 2017, so check its current status before travelling; the building and collection are listed by IPHAN.
The collection includes the Carro do rei Alberto, a carriage adapted for King Albert I of Belgium during his 1921 visit to Brazil. A petition with 726 signatures asked to move the museum's vehicles, especially the Dom Pedro carriage, to the Imperial Museum of Petrópolis; IPHAN refused.
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