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Illinois Oil Field Museum: Oblong: Crawford: Southern: Industry: Oil industry tools and equipment, Illinois Basin and surrounding areas of the oil boom era and the oil industry of that area [38] [39] Illinois Railway Museum: Union: McHenry: Northern Illinois: Railway: Includes steam, diesel and electric trains and heritage train rides
Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City, Nevada: 1848: August 1988 General Electric (GE) GE B40-8: B-B Operational Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois. [28] 2804: June 1966 General Electric (GE) U28C: C-C Static display National Museum of Transportation, St. Louis, Missouri: Sectioned 3105: June 1979 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SD40 ...
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM, reporting mark IRMX) is the largest railroad museum in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois , 55 miles (89 km) northwest of downtown Chicago .
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
Pages in category "Railroad museums in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Mendota station; Monticello Railway Museum; R.
Changes in transportation habits led to the decline in railway travel. The last passenger train left the station on May 31, 1978. [2] The depot itself was closed in April 1980. The building deteriorated until 1994 when the city of Rock Island bought the property from the Iowa Interstate Railroad. In 1996 the city restored the exterior and ...
The Monticello Railway Museum (initialized MRYM, reporting mark MRMZ [1] [nb 1]) is a non-profit railroad museum located in Monticello, Illinois, about 18 miles west of Champaign, Illinois. It is home to over 100 pieces of railroad equipment, including several restored diesel locomotives and cars.
Age of Steam Roundhouse: Central Illinois Public Service Company 5: H.K. Porter, Inc. 2-4-2 steam locomotive 1945 Awaiting restoration 1963-1971 St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway: Central Illinois Public Service Company 6 Vulcan Iron Works: 0-4-0 steam locomotive 1923 Awaiting restoration 1965-2019 Private owner