The museum is located in place of a now defunct locomotive depot near Kościerzyna railway station.

Besides rolling stock displayed in the open air, inside the shed visitors can also see several exhibitions of machines and devices connected with Polish railway history.

The museum was opened on November 1, 1992, as a decision of Rolling Stock Repair Works in Gdynia director.

Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna is located near the railway station, on the opposite side of the track.

The museum decided to prepare special, educational locomotive to show visitors how steam engines operated.