The Toy Train Depot, Railroad and toy train museum in Alamogordo, United States.
The Toy Train Depot is a railroad and toy train museum housed in a century-old station building that displays hundreds of scale model trains. The collection features locomotives, passenger cars, and freight cars rendered in careful miniature detail.
The building was originally constructed in 1898 in Torrance, New Mexico and served as a station at the junction of the New Mexico Central and El Paso Northeastern railroads. The structure was later relocated to Alamogordo, where it now functions as a museum facility.
The Toy Train Depot is run by the non-profit Toy Train Depot Foundation. Volunteer docents lead guided tours on request. Its America's Park Ride Train Museum operates the Alamogordo/Alameda Park Narrow Gauge Railway, a working 16 in (406 mm) miniature line in Alameda Park that visitors can ride for a nominal fee.
The Toy Train Depot sits on US-54/70 in Alamogordo, where the donated Ronald's Railroad caboose marks the entrance. The 16 in (406 mm) narrow-gauge railway in Alameda Park carries riders for a nominal fee. Guided tours by volunteer docents are available on request, so ask at the desk.
The full-sized caboose parked by US-54/70 is Ronald's Railroad, donated in January 2007 by the Alamogordo McDonald's. It sits in a high-visibility spot to alert drivers to the museum. Inside, the building keeps its original stamped tin ceiling tiles and the dispatcher's bay window from its depot years.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,846 contributors worldwide.