Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey, Heritage railway in Choloy-Ménillot, France.

The Chemin de Fer du Val de Passey is a 600 mm gauge heritage railway of about 800 m near Choloy-Ménillot, southwest of Toul. Its line runs from a three-track locomotive shed and a two-track coach remise along Rue du Val de Passey to a double-track station at the visitors' car park, then climbs through forest to a double-track terminal. Rails weigh 12 kg/m in the stations and 18 kg/m between them.

Banker Jacques Maginot built the 600 mm narrow-gauge line on private property he acquired in 1970, after finding the Bagnall saddle-tank locomotive Charles in Belgium in 1968 and rebuilding it with its original boiler. He added wood-clad coaches in 1972 and 1975 and bought the Decauville locomotive Simonne in 1978. The track was extended to about 800 m so two locomotives could run on open days. Maginot died on 24 September 1998; a foundation then ran it as a museum railway, but activity wound down after COVID, the rolling stock was sold and the line has been dismantled since 2024.

The railway preserves two historical locomotives, Charles and Simonne, representing different aspects of French industrial and military engineering heritage. Visitors can observe these machines as they journey through the forested landscape.

The line runs from a three-track locomotive shed and a two-track coach remise along Rue du Val de Passey to a double-track station at the visitors' car park, then climbs through forest to a double-track terminal where locomotives run round. The forest stretch crosses a small stream twice on ballast of 600 tonnes of gravel laid over swampy ground. Note that the French source reports the collection sold and the track being lifted since 2024, so check before travelling.

Two wooden passenger coaches were built by Jacques Maginot himself and carry a combined total of 30 passengers. These hand-built carriages represent an unusual example of private railway restoration.