Museo del Ferrocarril

Havana


A peripheral museum housed in the old Cristina train station built in 1859. There's a big collection of signaling and communication gear here plus old locos and an overview of Cuba's pioneering railway history. Train rides are sometimes possible by prior appointment.


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