Haunted Brooksville Train Depot Ghost Tours

05/26/2024

Live at our Haunted Depot

08/17/2023

05/29/2023

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” -Unknown

04/17/2023

Take a step inside this 1800's train car to see how the cooking was once done before this cook car was abandoned by a lumber company.

The 1885 Brooksville Train Depot is open for tours
Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays
Noon until 3pm

04/12/2023

Railroads use lights and hand signs so that train men and workers can "talk." The signs were first used over 130 years ago, before people had radios.
Railroads needed men to be able to send signals from far or near. Many times, the signal man would be too far away to use a whistle or horn. Colors, lights and hand signals were all used.

At the Brooksville Train Depot you can come and meet our signalman, Henry, and learn about the different colors and signals!

03/23/2023

Happy Birthday to our wonderful volunteer - Ghost tour guide Brooke!

02/21/2023

Information on our group investigation at The May-Stringer House.

02/16/2023

02/16/2023

🚂 Group Tour Program🚂

Bring your group to experience a trip into history. The museum contains exhibits about early Florida settlers, industry, farming equipment, as well as railroad history.

Enjoy a guided tour from a knowledgeable docent. Then view an excellent film about the Orphan Trains, a little known piece of American History.

This two-hour museum program includes light refreshments.

Cost is $10.00 for each adult. Please no children under 12.
A minimum of 8 adults and a maximum of 20.

Your choice of day and time of day, Sunday through
Wednesday.

For reservations call: Linda, 352-799-4766,
[email protected]

Membership cards cannot be used at this event.

02/08/2023

The Heritage Day Historical House Tour is February 18th. Here's the link to this amazing event
https://fb.me/e/39ZCz0nHx?mibextid=N4tvPT

02/06/2023

On January 22, 1912, the first official train to cross the Over-Sea Railroad arrived in Key West pulling Henry Morrison Flagler's private Railcar No. 91, as shown in this detail from a historic photograph.

Building the railroad across open water and through mosquito-infested lands took seven years, during which five hurricanes threatened to halt the project and three of them resulted in significant damage and loss of life. Today, virtually every important artifact and document associated with the Over-Sea Railroad is now a part of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum's extensive collections, including Railcar No. 91 itself.

Learn more about the "Seventh Wonder of the World" on our website, or visit us in person to climb aboard Railcar No. 91 and visit our History Room.



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01/24/2023

Brooksville’s Train Depot has been in the same location since it was built in 1885. As part of the Rails to Trails program, the old railroad track bed is now the Good Neighbor Trail. It’s located at 70 Russell St., Brooksville, FL 34601

The 1885 Train Depot Museum is made up of four parts and is open to the public Friday & Saturday from noon – 3pm. There is an office where passengers would come to buy their tickets, arrange for freight shipments, and send telegrams. Next, the freight room houses train artifacts and displays depicting historical railroad events.

On the enclosed dock of the museum, visitors can ring the bell, sound the siren, or take pictures sitting in an original 1925 LaFrance Fire Engine; the first fire engine purchased by the city of Brooksville. There is also work car was originally owned by Cu**er Sons Cypress Lumber Company.

The Brooksville Train Depot Museum is not just about trains. It also houses a Corn Sheller, various historical artifacts, and a collection of books, pictures, and maps that can be used for research.

read more:
https://www.naturecoaster.com/how-many-train-depots-have-survived-on-the-nature-coast/

01/13/2023

When visiting the 1885 Train Depot you can also catch a glimpse of this wonderfully restored cook car.

Our docents take you through the history of this once active train depot and it’s importance to Brooksville.

We are open Fridays and Saturdays Noon to 3pm

01/07/2023

01/01/2023

12/01/2022

Come see Santa at the Brooksville Historical Train Depot and Countryman Family One-Room Schoolhouse Museum December 17th!

Enjoy a holiday tour and learn about 1800s toys.
Browse through unique vendors for last minute Christmas gifts.
Have some family fun and create Christmas crafts together!

We hope to see you there!
~For more information click the link below~
https://fb.me/e/2uuxaw26C

11/30/2022

11/28/2022

Come explore this unique exhibit that is currently displayed here in the train depot and learn about the Orphan Train Movement by our tour guides!

11/17/2022

11/08/2022

10/27/2022

Free day tour for our veterans