Ruth C.
7/7/2025
This is a neat/small not-for-profit museum that gives the history of railroad and lumber industry in Townsend, TN. There's a lot of photos and info, old machinery and equipment in two small...
The Little River Railroad Museum
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7747 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Townsend, TN 37882
The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company is a non-profit corporation founded in 1982 to preserve the heritage of the Little River Lumber Company and the Little River Railroad. We operate a museum in Townsend, Tennessee, collecting, preserving and exhibiting the history of these companies, and of the people in this region. Townsend was the site of the sawmill, and headquarters of this operation, which logged huge portions of what is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, from 1901 until 1939. The Little River became famous far beyond its remote mountain origins, due in large part to its innovations in railroad motive power, which included invention of the first 2-4-4-2 articulated Mallet, and the smallest 4-6-2 Pacific ever built for North American standard gauge.
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4.55 reviews
Laura S.
9/14/2023
Very historical and a must to remember and learn the history of the railroad. Thank you for keeping the history alive and sharing with all.
Laurie L.
12/15/2022
This is a very small, very cute railroad museum. Like, very small. My family and I visited in October. There isn't much to see outside but the inside section has some great photos and historical...
David K.
7/5/2023
Small but great museum of the complete HISTORY of the town and valley, based upon the industries and technologies that caused them to be. So great for a history buff OR railroad buff.
Lindsay B.
7/8/2017
A great stop on the Townsend bike path. Outside exhibits and a self guided museum. Also a gift shop. I learned so much about the history of what is now the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and...
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