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Museums & Heritage Railroads

​​DUE TO THE 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MANY OF THESE PLACES MAY 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

Henry Ford Museum
​Dearborn, MI

Steam Railroading Institute
Owosso, MI

​East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
East Troy, WI

Kenosha Streetcar Society
Kenosha, WI

National Railroad Museum
Green Bay, WI


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

Museum of Transportation
Kirkwood, MO

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 ​​
Volo Auto Museum
Volo, IL
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​Wheels O' Time Museum
Dunlap (Peoria), IL

Griffith Historical Society
Griffith, IN

​Indiana Transportation Museum
Logansport, IN
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Monon Connection Museum and Whistlestop Restaurant
Monon, IN

New Buffalo Railroad Museum
New Buffalo, MI
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  • 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
  • Projects
    • Chicago Railroad History Month
    • Depots >
      • Joliet >
        • History
        • Passenger
        • Railfan
        • UD Tower
      • Symerton
      • Lockport
    • Museums
    • Publications and Documents >
      • EJ&E Documents
    • Community
    • Equipment
  • Connections
    • Railroad History Partners
    • Local Railroad Attractions
    • Regional Museums & Heritage Railroads
    • Model Railroading
    • Operating Steam Locomotives
    • Today's Railroads >
      • Regional, Short Line and Industrial Railroads
    • Santa Trains
  • Store