# Oklahoma Railway Museum > Place to go for families in the Oklahoma City area (OK). Times are Central Time. - When: Open 9am-5pm Thursday through Saturday, January-October. May close for inclement weather… - Where: Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 NE Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73111 - Ages: All ages; train rides free for under 3 on a parent's lap - Price: Museum admission free (donations welcomed); train rides $12 adults, $5 children age 3 to 12 - Schedule: Open 9am-5pm Thursday through Saturday, January-October. May close for inclement weather or temperatures below 40 or over 100 degrees. Train rides 1st and 3rd Saturdays, May-August. - Organizer: Oklahoma Railway Museum - Official page: https://oklahomarailwaymuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/oklahoma-railway-museum--listing-6c95c2acb0b0b23ae6c6b369 ## About The Oklahoma Railway Museum near NE 36th Street and I-35 is a mostly outdoor, volunteer-run museum of vintage diesel locomotives, historic passenger coaches and railroad artifacts that tell how railroads shaped Oklahoma. Museum admission is free (donations welcome), so it is an easy drop-in for train-loving children; dress for the weather. Regular train rides from the Oakwood Depot run on the first and third Saturdays from May through August ($12 adults, $5 children 3-12, under 3 free on a lap) at 11:15 am, 1:15 pm and 3:15 pm. The museum closes for regular visits in November and December, when it hosts The Polar Express Train Ride (November 20 - December 31, 2026, ticketed separately), and reopens in January. 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