MILAM COUNTY RAILROAD MUSEUM
Home of Old Town Cameron Exhibit
Welcome to our Milam County Railroad Museum and Old Town Cameron website. Our volunteers and the Milam County Model Railroad Club work hard to provide an environment for young and old to learn and explore Milam County’s rich railroad history. Of course, John Johnson’s creation of Old Town Cameron is an experience on it’s own. We enjoy listening to stories from our local residents that grew up in Cameron in the 1940’s and learning about their lives here. Guests from out of town are amazed at the scale and detail Mr. Johnson has put into his creation. Club members have enjoyed maintaining it and even adding even more detail to the layout. It comes complete with operating model trains...Just ask and we will let you operate a train!
We hope you enjoy our museum and share your experience with your friends.
Jamie Larson
Museum Director
We hope you enjoy our museum and share your experience with your friends.
Jamie Larson
Museum Director
ABOUT THE MILAM COUNTY RAILROAD MUSEUM...
HOME OF OLD TOWN CAMERON
The Milam County Railroad Museum is owned by Milam County and is dedicated to portraying the history of railroads in Milam County. In addition, it is home to the Old Town Cameron exhibit. The museum is volunteer operated and funded with a stipend from Milam County, grants, and donations. While the museum is not part of the Milam County Museum, or the Milam County Jail Museum, it is part of a consortium of museums and displays in and around Milam County. The museum has one paid staff member (part time) and relies on area citizens to volunteer their time to help keep this Milam County treasure open.
Old Town Cameron is a model of how Cameron, Texas appeared in the 1940's. It is a glimpse back in time and is a remarkable recreation of the town along with an operating model railroad layout.
This model is the work of one man, John Johnson and his wife Frances. John fell in love with his hometown at an early age. As a young adult, he moved to Austin, Texas where he formed the idea of making a model of Cameron as he had known it. He found support at a hobby shop and he began creating a miniature replica of downtown Cameron. Out of that beginning came the 18' by 40' treasure we now have and which we lovingly call, Old Town Cameron. It took John 35 years to create and build this magnificent model - and was still adding to it the week before he passed away!
The museum contains not only the model of Cameron, but the model railroad layout that is part of the model, other Milam County railroad history displays and artifacts from times gone by. Exhibits change from time to time, so plan on visiting several times a year to see it all!
The museum is located at 110 West First Street, downtown Cameron, Texas.
Volunteer Driven...
Volunteers maintain and operate this museum. We have one part time paid staff, so we need volunteers to keep this museum open and operational. If you would like to join us in our effort to preserve and improve the Old Town Cameron and/or the associated area railroad exhibits, please let us know and we will gladly put you to work!
HOME OF OLD TOWN CAMERON
The Milam County Railroad Museum is owned by Milam County and is dedicated to portraying the history of railroads in Milam County. In addition, it is home to the Old Town Cameron exhibit. The museum is volunteer operated and funded with a stipend from Milam County, grants, and donations. While the museum is not part of the Milam County Museum, or the Milam County Jail Museum, it is part of a consortium of museums and displays in and around Milam County. The museum has one paid staff member (part time) and relies on area citizens to volunteer their time to help keep this Milam County treasure open.
Old Town Cameron is a model of how Cameron, Texas appeared in the 1940's. It is a glimpse back in time and is a remarkable recreation of the town along with an operating model railroad layout.
This model is the work of one man, John Johnson and his wife Frances. John fell in love with his hometown at an early age. As a young adult, he moved to Austin, Texas where he formed the idea of making a model of Cameron as he had known it. He found support at a hobby shop and he began creating a miniature replica of downtown Cameron. Out of that beginning came the 18' by 40' treasure we now have and which we lovingly call, Old Town Cameron. It took John 35 years to create and build this magnificent model - and was still adding to it the week before he passed away!
The museum contains not only the model of Cameron, but the model railroad layout that is part of the model, other Milam County railroad history displays and artifacts from times gone by. Exhibits change from time to time, so plan on visiting several times a year to see it all!
The museum is located at 110 West First Street, downtown Cameron, Texas.
Volunteer Driven...
Volunteers maintain and operate this museum. We have one part time paid staff, so we need volunteers to keep this museum open and operational. If you would like to join us in our effort to preserve and improve the Old Town Cameron and/or the associated area railroad exhibits, please let us know and we will gladly put you to work!
First Let'sDiscover
Drop in and start discovering information about the history of railroads in Milam County. See the Old Town Cameron exhibit as well as many railroad historical artifacts from Milam County.
So come in often and see what's new! |
Now let's WORKParticipate
This is YOUR railroad museum and Old Town Cameron exhibit, so please feel free to join the efforts to preserve this display and its layout. If you have artifacts pertaining to Cameron, Milam County railroads, area history, etc., we welcome you to donate or loan your items for display if appropriate.
Use our contact form to let us know about questions or your desire to volunteer! We need you! |
then createBoxcar Billboard
We have a great way for you to both support your local museum AND advertise your business! Purchase a $150 business card sized ad on one of our boxcars. Your ad will be running around the layout in the Milam County Railroad Museum for all to see!
Contact Jamie Larson 254 697-7055 |
A miniature replica of downtown cameron, texas in the 1940's
Stop by and visit the Old Town Cameron model along with its integral operating HO scale model railroad layout.
Old town cameron DISPLAY |
HO Gauge Layout |
museum exhibits |
We want you to have a great visit to our museum. If there is anything we can do for you, just let us know. Ask all your questions and our volunteers will do their best to answer them.
Come visit us!