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  2. Illinois Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum was founded in 1953 by ten people who joined to purchase Indiana Railroad interurban car 65. Originally called the Illinois Electric Railway Museum, the museum was located on the grounds of the Chicago Hardware Foundry in North Chicago. In 1961, it was renamed to the Illinois Railway Museum to reflect its expanding scope.

  3. Monticello Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.mrym.org. 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, IL. It is home to over 100 pieces of railroad equipment, including several restored diesel locomotives and cars.

  4. Fox River Trolley Museum - Wikipedia

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    Fox River Trolley Museum. 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.

  5. St. Louis–San Francisco 1630 - Wikipedia

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    St. Louis–San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved class "Ye" 2-10-0 type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. [1] Today, Frisco No. 1630 is currently one of two operating Decapods in service in America, the other being former Great Western No. 90 at the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. [2]

  6. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Museum of Holography, Chicago [ 87] National Museum of Surveying, Springfield, closed in 2013. Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul, closed in 2015. Old Barn Museum, Newark [ 88] Oliver Parks Telephone Museum, Springfield [ 89] Park Ridge Historical Society Museum, Park Ridge [ 90] The Peace Museum, Chicago.

  7. Galesburg Railroad Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Galesburg Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Galesburg, Illinois, United States.The museum is located at 211 South Seminary Street. [1] [2]Its collection includes CB&Q 4-6-4 3006, a Pullman "Meath" car, Railway Express RPO Combination Mail & Baggage Car, CB&Q Burlington Route Way Car and a museum building housing a large collection of railroad history in pictures, on paper and items ...

  8. List of railway museums - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Category:Railroad museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    W. Wyoming station (Illinois) Categories: Railroad museums in the United States by state or territory. Transportation museums in Illinois. Rail transportation in Illinois.

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