Watertown plans railroad museum expansion

The city of Watertown, Watertown Railroad Museum, Nashville Steam Preservation Society and Tennessee Central Railroad are partnering to build a new space to honor the city’s railroad. Plans call for a 14,000-square-foot facility featuring a museum, restaurant, observation deck, outdoor park, train hosting facility, and event center. Train excursions have been coming into the city for 30 years, and officials are hoping that the new facility will drive more tourism. The museum would be open daily with weekend train experience events and old train cars available to visit. The museum site would be developed out of the former Railway Express Agency, a brick building in downtown Watertown built in 1900.