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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 .
Pages in category "Railroad museums in Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Illinois Railway Museum; M. Mendota station;
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
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.
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) SD40-2C: C-C Static display RailGiants Train Museum, in Pomona, California. [29] 6900: April 1969 Electro-Motive Division ...
The Fox River Trolley Museum is a railroad museum in South Elgin, Illinois. Incorporated in 1961 as R.E.L.I.C. (Railway Equipment Leasing and Investment Co.), it opened in 1966 and became the Fox River Trolley Museum in 1984.
Illinois Railway Museum; M. Monticello Railway Museum This page was last edited on 17 August 2024, at 02:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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.