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Museums & Heritage Railroads

​​DUE TO THE 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MANY OF THESE PLACES MAY BE CLOSED OR HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON VISITING.
IT IS SUGGESTED YOU CONTACT THEM BEFORE VISITING.

Operating Museums

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​​Illinois Railway Museum
Union, IL
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​Fox River Trolley Museum
South Elgin, IL
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Monticello Railroad Museum 
Monticello, IL
​Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad
Freeport, IL

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​Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
North Judson, IN​​

Hesston Steam Museum
Hesston, IN​​
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Rail Trolley at French Lick Resort
French Lick Scenic Railway
French Lick, IN

Ohio River Scenic Railway
Tell City, IN

Whitewater Valley Railroad
Connersville, IN

Boone & Scenic Valley​​ Railroad
and James H. Andrew Railroad Museum

​Boone, IA


Old Threshers Reunion:
Midwest Central Railroad/Midwest Electric Railroad

Mt. Pleasant, IA

​Little River Railroad
Coldwater, MI 

Greenfield Village
Dearborn, MI

​East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
East Troy, WI

Kenosha Streetcar
Kenosha, WI
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Laona & Northern Railway
Loana, WI
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum
North Freedom, WI ​

Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway
(Minnesota Transportation Museum)
 

Osceola, WI

Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad
Trego, WI

Static Displays

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Amboy Depot Museum
Amboy, IL
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​​Chillicothe Historical Society Rock Island Depot Museum
Chillicothe, IL
Chicago Great Western Depot Museum
Elizabeth, IL
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​The Museums at Lisle Station Park
Lisle, IL
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Mendota Union Depot Museum
Mendota, IL ​​​​
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​Kankakee Model RR Club and Museum 
Kankakee, IL ​
​Museum of Science and Industry
Hyde Park, Chicago, IL ​
Pullman Factory and Company Town
  • Pullman National Monument
  • Historic Pullman Foundation 
  • A. Phillip Randolph
    ​Pullman Porter Museum
​​Pullman neighborhood, Chicago, IL ​​
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​Wheels O' Time Museum
Dunlap (Peoria), IL

Indiana Transportation Museum
Logansport, IN

Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn, MI

New Buffalo Railroad Museum
New Buffalo, MI

Museum of Transportation
Kirkwood, MO

National Railroad Museum
Green Bay (Ashwaubenon), WI
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Contact Us

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Join Us
    • Newsletter
    • Meetings
    • Indiana Swap Meet and Program
    • 50th Anniversary Gallery
    • The Railroads of Will County >
      • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
      • Chicago & Alton
      • Chicago & Eastern Illinois
      • Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
      • Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
      • Illinois Central
      • Michigan Central
      • The Milwaukee Road (CM&G/CTH&SE)
      • Wabash
      • Shortlines and Industrials
      • Proposed Railroads
      • Interurban Railroads
  • Schedule
  • Store
  • Projects
    • Chicago Railroad History Month
    • Joliet >
      • History
      • Passenger
      • Railfan
      • UD Tower
    • Depots >
      • Symerton
      • Lockport
    • Museums
    • Publications and Documents >
      • EJ&E Documents
    • Community
    • Equipment
  • Connections
    • Railroad History
    • Local Railroad Attractions
    • Regional Museums & Heritage Railroads
    • Operating Mainline Steam Locomotives
    • Today's Railroads >
      • Regional, Short Line and Industrial Railroads
    • Santa Trains