Cotton Belt Depot Museum

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Quaint little railroad museum with loads of model railroad equipment.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

I had just stepped off the bus either the 20 or 14...... anyway I walked 100yrds, and pow I I didnt have My wallet!!!!!! I ran back to the transit station, and told them what happened, and they contacted the driver, and to my surprise he retrived It and that was incredible

Date: 5 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Very interesting display of trains and transportation history

Date: a year ago

Review №6

Rating: 4

Good even though racism was prevalent back then... nothing you can do about that

Date: a year ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Loved the history of the trains, cool place to take the kid to see train models.

Date: a year ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Free Wonderful place for kids of all ages Visited on

Date: a year ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Great place

Date: a year ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

If you like trains, this is your Nirvana. If you like local history or old architecture, youll have a great time here.

Date: a year ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

So nice!

Date: a year ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Very interesting exhibits. Steve was very nice and knowledgeable.

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Very small museum, but highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic curator

Date: a year ago

Review №16

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №17

Rating: 1

If you plan on taking cute pictures of your little ones or family here, at this PUBLIC place...DONT! I know, people have been taking pictures here for decades, I even took my own senior pictures here 13 years ago. But, according to a miserable worker at the museum, it is illegal. He threatened us with calling in CHILD ENDANGERMENT on us for having my childs 1 yr photoshoot here this morning. Us taking pictures was far worse than the vagrants and trash lying around everywhere? According to this miserable, bored old man. My baby still got her pics, but the entire photoshoot was cut short. (I will add, I dont think the homeless people are bothering anyone either, but come on...)

Date: 2 years ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Real cool little museum. Loved the model trains.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №19

Rating: 4

Quarterly train club meeting

Date: 2 years ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Stop there if you pass through. Very friendly curator. You can see an original Rail Operator Manual from the 50 s. Locally hand crafted wood trains are fantastic. You can see the original Operator s Control Board.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Great free museum in Tyler. Kids always have fun. Model trains as well as artifacts from real trains.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Smith County Historical Society Train Meeting

Date: 2 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Awesome things to see. Staff real friendly.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Museum, Greyhound bus, railyard.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 4

Interesting place that is worth a few minutes of ones time if one is into historical trains. I know that the costs of maintaining rolling stock exceed ticket income in most places but the City should offer another angle down memory lane.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 1

It was supposed to be open when we went but it was closed. No sign or anything that said it was closed that day.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 4

It was small but nice. We had fun. It wouldnt had been as fun if the staff didnt walk around with you and tell you things or answer your questions. The guy that was there when we went was very knowledgeable and friendly. And my son really enjoyed all the train models.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Great little museum. Staff was very knowledgeable

Date: 3 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Nice place to explore model trains and see some history

Date: 3 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

What a fabulous find as I was looking for something to do while stopping in downtown Tyler! One of the best museums Ive been to, so much history packed in every corner! And wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable volunteers, too!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 4

Cool place

Date: 4 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 4

Great little museum! If you love trains, its worth going!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

You can do drugs in the bathroom there

Date: 5 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Small, but jam packed with memories, functional items, and trinkets of railroads of the past. Our volunteer guide was very knowledgeable, and you could tell he loved spending time there. Ask about the story of the baggage wagon right inside the main entrance when you go.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Lots cool stuff

Date: 5 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Nausea

Date: 5 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 4

Nice place to look around.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 4

The staff made the place interesting. Our volunteer was a train collector quite versed in local history.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Good place to take your kids and see the model trains

Date: 5 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 3

You have to be into the railroads to love it. Very interesting for people that dont know much about trains though!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Interesting Old railroad depot and museum. Freight trains still rattle past in this depot. No longer for passenger trains, mores the pitty.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Best trains in the state!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 3

A lot to see in a small space. Took 2 grandchildren,boys 10 and 4. Both enjoyed the model train exhibits. A lot of history to absorb at one time.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

This is a very quaint train museum in downtown Tyler. Its tucked a little bit off Broadway, but is unmistakable. The museum itself is pretty small, but there are A LOT of items of interest. They have three large electric train sets set up that kept my energetic 4-year-old engaged for quite a while. They also have an old telegraph machine, lots of pictures and other historic items. Definitely worth the visit!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Lots of history here. But i feel as if this can be better with the right support. There is to much potential here.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Great little rain museum. Staff is super knowledge.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 4

Nice

Date: 5 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

I suggest you visit the museum. If you are interested to train

Date: 5 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Cool place to go and check out...

Date: 6 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 4

Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00, educational.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 4

Interesting historically but one room of memorabilia.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

The Director, Steve is very personable and knowledgeable. What a great museum, by mainline tracks, with an HO train track experience inside. A volunteer, Josiah, is an awesome train enthusiast.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Friendly folk who love trains and modeling them.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Beautiful place. As with all of Tyler, very impressive.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 4

This is an interesting small museum. Model Train Collectors would love this place. It is located next to a train track that is still active, so chances are good that you will get to see a real train,, `up close and personal. It really is a lot different than sitting in your car, watching a train roll by. It is also a neat place to learn a little bit about local history, and general railroad history all in one stop!!!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Very interesting museum with lots of train memorabilia

Date: 6 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

This is a favourite place for our family!!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 4

Great local Railroad Museum with operating models.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

This is a awesome place and I rail fan there

Date: 6 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Friendly and down to earth folks! Great place to see and about tylers railroad past times and history.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Fun place to visit!

Date: 7 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 1

Date: 7 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 4

Date: 7 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago