Hours:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am - 4 pm
Sundays, 1 - 4 pm
May through October
Other times by
appointment
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931-967-3078
Location:
108 Front Street
P.O. Box 53
Cowan, TN 37318-0053
Cowan Railroad Museum
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Mark's Train-a-Day
Live CSX Feed
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Additions & Improvements
2013: Installed ATCS to transmit live radio feed from CSX.
Caboose was correctly lettered for NC&StL, and after extensive research the proper car number was added.
2012 added an NC&StL Boxcar.
2011 is busy with final green & yellow paint being applied to the depot. The old "bandstand" across the tracks was converted to a "Train Watching Platform", and paint scheme updated to match the depot.
Caboose wood siding has been replaced (with period correct poplar) and the bay windows are being refinished. While the sides are nearly complete, the front ends may need to wait until next year before they are renovated.
2008-2010 saw stabilization of the 1904 depot exterior: wood being replaced, caulking applied and a coat of tinted primer.
June 8, 2007: The
latest addition to the Cowan Railroad Museum is a full sized
General Electric (GE 44 ton) Diesel switch engine, formerly
owned by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway.
This engine is the first of four owned by the RR, and will
be restored to its former as-new appearance of Oxblood Maroon
with tasteful yellow striping accents and will carry its
original NC&StL number, 100.
It is rated at 400 HP and capable of moving twenty loaded
cars on level track. The 44 ton rating was a design feature
that allowed by Union agreement the engine to be operated
by one crewmember, the agreement being that locomotives
45 tons or more required two persons. In running condition,
this is an ideal and attractive Museum locomotive with high
availability.
Number 100 is also important because it was the first-ever
engine in the USA (1962) to be able to be run by radio control
in performance of its duties. Its normal manual controls
have been restored.

It is hoped to eventually have enough track laid as an
extension of the existing track to provide a little demonstration
and to expand the future options for the Museum.
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