On November 9, 2010, the Volga Railway Museum opened at the training ground of Samara State University of Transport.

The museum covers an area of 1.68 hectares. Its location is not accidental: firstly, it is near the Bezymyanka station, where trains with evacuated factories arrived during the Great Patriotic War, marking the beginning of a new industrial era for Samara. Secondly, students of various specialties study here, for whom the history of railway technology is of particular interest.

The exhibition begins with a model of the Cherepanov steam locomotive. Among the exhibits is the rare P-36 series steam locomotive No. 232, produced in the 20th century with a total of 251 units, known as the "general" for its characteristic stripes.

The museum features L, Lv, and Er series steam locomotives, as well as mainline and shunting diesel locomotives. On a separate track, the Ufa Children's Railway welcomes young visitors. Electric locomotives include models ChS-2, ChS-4, VL22, VL23, VL8, VL10, as well as electric trains ER2 and ER-200.

Special attention is given to the leading car of the electric train Sd, which made its first trip on the electrified section from Kuibyshev to Bezymyanka on November 7, 1944.

The exhibition includes various types of cars, both freight and passenger, among which are a trophy German tank car, a heated passenger car, a kitchen car, and a bakery car.

The administrative building, the Dashkovo station built in 1874, is a historical artifact. The logs used to construct the building have hardly deteriorated over one and a half centuries and were used for its restoration.

The station is named after Princess E. R. Dashkova, president of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The building features an exhibition dedicated to the 140-year history of the Kuibyshev Railway, as well as a duty room with 19th-century oak furniture, a Morse telegraph machine, and other historical items.

Visitors can view video and photo materials in the cinema hall with 28 seats.

The exhibition hall displays photographs and documents telling the history of the Kuibyshev Railway since 1867. Special attention is given to materials about the railway's operation during the Great Patriotic War under the leadership of Boris Pavlovich Beschev.

In the open area of the museum, in addition to rolling stock, there are signals, traffic lights, nodes of ancient bridge trusses, and a switch with a Melentyev lock. The contact wire is stretched on various supports, and track tools and rails are presented on a separate board.

Visitors can not only view and touch the exhibits but also try on a train driver's uniform.

Today, the museum has over 50 units of rolling stock, including steam locomotives, electric locomotives, and cars, each accompanied by a plaque with its history. In two years, the museum has welcomed over 40,000 visitors. In total, the museum houses several hundred unique exhibits, including rare archival documents and photographs.