Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum
add photosThe exciting new "Train Station" addition that opened in June of 2009 in Casey Jones Village is located right next to the Home of Casey Jones and recreates a truly authentic 1890's train station look and feel. The Museum exhibits themselves have been widely expanded in the exciting new facility and include artifacts from the life and legend of Casey Jones, his fireman Sim Webb as well as the life of a typical 1900 railroad worker in Tennessee. We're very proud to have a Jackson Railroad Room dedicated to Jackson's rich railroad history. We also have a room dedicated to Casey Jones' famous last ride as well as a beautiful Theatre to view a short film on the story of Casey Jones.
Museum guests walk onto a platform as they exit the back door of the Train Station as if to board a train in 1900 and are able to climb into the cab of a 130 ton locomotive engine very similar to Ole #382 that Casey Jones rode to fame. The original home of Casey Jones built in the 1800's had renovation work done this past year to the two rooms that formally held exhibits and is a highlight of the Museum tour.
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"Cool Place to Hang Out"
This is an especially nice place to hangout. They have the chairs outside on the porch, just in case you have to wait to eat! They also have cool ICE CREAM. There is also a machine that you can put a penny in and it comes out of the machine with Casey Jone printed on it! My daughters loved it.
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"We always stop"
This is one place we always have to stop. If you are traveling from Arkansas to Tennessee on I-40, this is a stop you won't want to miss. The Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum is a neat little area that has a great museum and an awesome gift shop that sells all the hard to find Thomas the Train engines. There is also an all you can eat buffett that just can't be beat...and I don'l like buffett style restaurants. There's a neat country store there that sells all kinds of neat things. It's a neat and educational way to stretch your legs in Jackson, Tennessee. They do charge admission to get into the museum, so be prepared to pay. You won't want to miss this!
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"Nice tourist spot..."
The museum has plenty of train cars for small enthusiasts and the house on the property is where Casey was born. The best part of the location is it has built into a little tourist haven. Cute shops and a WONDERFUL buffet restaurant (and I'm not usually a buffet fan.) It can be seen from the interstate so stop by the next time you are on your way to Memphis!
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"Nice diversion "
if you're driving by. It's just what it says, an old house and a museum of railroad artifacts, including a couple of engines. My kids were disappointed that none of them were in service. Haven't been there recently, so take this with the customary grain of salt.
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