Lake Superior Railroad Museum Museum

Address: 506 West Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55802, United States

Website: https://www.lsrm.org

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Mondays

Admission: Adults $12 (USD)

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railway museum located in Duluth, Minnesota, housed in the historic Duluth Depot. It preserves and interprets regional railroad equipment and history and supports excursion train operations.

Exhibits include restored locomotives, passenger cars and interpretive displays about Upper Midwest railroading. The site also functions as the ticketing and boarding point for seasonal scenic excursions operated by the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

Railroad facilities at the Duluth Depot date to the era of large passenger terminals serving the Lake Superior port; the museum was later established to preserve equipment and the depot’s rail heritage and to operate public excursions.

Located in downtown Duluth beside Lake Superior and near the Aerial Lift Bridge, the museum sits within the former Duluth Depot complex and is easily reached from the city’s waterfront area.

• Seasonal excursions: Operates as the home base for the North Shore Scenic Railroad, which runs seasonal excursion trains from Duluth along the Lake Superior shoreline.
• Location and collection: Museum displays restored locomotives and passenger cars and is located within the historic Duluth Depot in downtown Duluth, adjacent to Lake Superior.

What to See#

• Duluth Depot: The historic Duluth Depot complex that houses the museum and serves as the boarding point for seasonal excursion trains operated by the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
• Exhibit halls and collection: Exhibit halls and restored rolling stock display steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars and interpretive exhibits about regional rail history.

The museum is at the Duluth Depot (506 W Michigan St) near downtown Duluth. From I-35 take the downtown exits toward Lake Avenue/5th Avenue West and follow signs to the Depot. The site is walkable from downtown hotels; parking is available nearby.

• Combine a visit with the North Shore Scenic Railroad ride-timed departures often let visitors board historic train excursions.
• Allow time to explore the roundhouse and the museum's collection of steam and diesel locomotives; guided tours give mechanical detail enthusiasts something to chew on.
• Check the museum calendar for special events when restoration crews open up engines for demonstrations.