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Georgia - The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Kennesaw, GA - The Museum is home to the Rodgers, Ketchum & Grosvenor (1855 -Patterson,N.J.) locomotive known as the General, made famous by the Civil War Great Locomotive Chase. The museum sits within 100 feet of where the General was stolen, next to one of the busiest railroad lines in the country (100 trains/day). There is a 1904 L&N depot and a full scale locomotive factory (the Glover Machine Shop)that operated from circa 1880 thru 1995. The company manufactured locomotives from 1900 thru 1930+. The museum's locomotive assembly line is belt driven and has original restored machinery from 1860 thru 1900 in place along the assembly line. The archives recently acquired the Southern Railway Archives some 6,000 cubic feet of railroad history from 1880 to 1980. The museum is in the process of adding a new railroad education center and additional archives storage facilities. Ya'll come on down and visit a spell.
Info: URL: http://www.southernmuseum.org (Added: 2-Jun-2004)
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Illinois - Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society Museum
Watseka, IL - The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society has opened a museum in two rooms of the Watseka Union Station in Watseka, Illinois. In the late 1980's the Watseka Union Depot was acquired by the Watseka Historical Society and moved about 300 feet east of the original location. A new basement was constructed under the relocated building and it was then lowered to its new foundation. The historical group then began the restoration project to restore the station to its original appearance. The facility now provides a location for various Watseka area functions such as dinners, charity events and even wedding receptions. The depot level consists of a main waiting room, a ladies waiting room, former office and baggage area for the Toledo Peoria and Western and the former office and baggage area of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.
Info: URL: http://www.ceihs.org/travelers_main_1.html (Added: 11-Jan-2005)
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Illinois - Elizabeth Depot Museum
Elizabeth, IL - The Chicago Great Western Railroad Depot on Myrtle Street in downtown Elizabeth, Illinois was constructed in 1888 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. Just as in the past, the depot was the center of activity in Elizabeth, focusing on the railroad's business with freight and passengers. So it is expected, the new depot museum will once again make this building the center of activity for the village, focusing now on residents and tourists, re-discovering the historic past.
The Elizabeth Historical Society has opened the old passenger waiting room in the depot as a local history museum.
Info: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6306/elizabeth.htm (Added: 21-May-2001)
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Illinois - Lincoln Depot
Springfield, IL - When Lincoln left Springfield to start his inaugural journey on February 11, 1861, he paid an
unforgettable tribute to his friends and neighbors known today as the Farewell Address. Lincoln
spoke these famous words as he boarded a special Presidential train at the Great Western Railroad
station, now a restored Lincoln visitor site.
Info: URL: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/depot.htm (Added: 3-Sep-2000)
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Illinois - Union Depot Railroad Museum
Mendota, IL - Recognizing the influence of the railroad to the Mendota area. Union Depot Railroad Museum featuring a large operating HO model of 1940's, a replica telegraph office, railroad memorabilia, and actual railroad cars including: CB&Q Steam, Engine #4978 and Waycar #14454, SP "Golden Trencher" Diner, and Milwaukee Road Combine Car #2713
Info: URL: http://www.mendotamuseums.org/ (Added: 25-Feb-2001)
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Indiana - Big Four Depot, Anderson, IN
Anderson, IN - The "Big Four" Depot is eligible for the National Register because of its association with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of our history. Under the U.S. Department of the Interior criterion category of
Transportation, the building served Anderson as a passenger Depot between 1887 and 1971. It was later renovated as a
facility for study and appreciation of the performing arts and has been a home to the Anderson Young Ballet Theatre since
1985.
Info: URL: http://madisonrails.railfan.net/aybt.html (Added: 12-Oct-2000)
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Indiana - Grasselli Tower
North Judson, IN - The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson, Indiana has been given an opportunity by the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company to acquire a very unique piece of railroad history - Grasselli Tower in East Chicago. The IHB decommissioned the tower during the later part of 2007 and promptly offered the tower to the HVRM. Grasselli is one of the last remaining railroad towers in Northern Indiana.
Info: URL: http://www.grassellitower.com (Added: 17-Mar-2008)
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Indiana - Jefferson County Historical Society
Madison, IN - Adjacent to the museum is the railroad station, an 1895 Victorian gem noted for its octagonal waiting room, which is over two stories tall and capped by a series of stained glass windows. Inside the station are displays telling the story of the Madison and Indianapolis R.R., the first railroad in Indiana. The history of the famous Madison Incline railroad cut is told with a working scale model of the Incline, and an interactive computer animation, created by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, of the 1868 hill-climbing locomotive "Reuben Wells"
Info: URL: http://www.jchshc.org/exhibits.htm (Added: 21-May-2001)
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Indiana - Linden Depot Museum
Linden, IN - The Linden Railroad Museum is adjacent to the present-day Indianapolis-Chicago mainline of the CSX Railroad (formerly the Monon) and the abandoned and removed Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly the Nickel Plate).
The depot, built in 1907, is the oldest intact junction depot in Indiana and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot has been restored to the 1950-era of railroading and is operated as a museum by the Linden-Madison Township Historical Society.
Info: URL: http://www.thinkbluemarketing.com/visitors/museums.html (Added: 10-Jan-1999)
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Maine - Oakfield Railroad Museum
Oakfield, ME - Our Museum is dedicated to the early years of Railroad Transportation. Besides seeing the historic wood frame station building, you can be intrigued by hundreds of photographs- some of which are over a century old. There are also vintage signs and advertising pieces, signal lanterns, original railroad maps, telegraph equipment, newspapers, a Hand Car and a Motor Car, restored mail carts, the C-66 caboose, and a weathervane that came from the top of the old water tower that was demolished in 1982. We even have a small scale model of our Railroad Station!
Info: URL: http://www.ainop.com/users/oakfield.rr/Oakfield-rr-museum.html (Added: 25-Feb-2001)
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Maryland - B&O Railroad Station Museum
Ellicott City, MD - Housed in the "Oldest Railroad Station in America", this landmark site is a living history museum concentrating on the early years of America's first railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Period living historians interpret daily life on the railroad and in Ellicott City from 1827 through 1868. The museum offers a wide variety of artifacts, 19th century memorabilia, and a 1927 I-5 Caboose.
In the adjacent Freight House, visitors enjoy an operating 40' HO-gauge model train layout of the original thirteen miles of track stretching from Baltimore to Ellicott City and award winning videos, which change with the programs.
Info: URL: http://www.ecborail.org/ (Added: 25-May-2003)
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