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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. Mid-Continent Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    The rail line used by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum is a spur off the original Chicago and North Western Railway mainline. With the development of the Illinois Iron mine in early 1903, the C&NW sent a team of engineers on July 8, 1903, to survey a route to the iron fields. By August 12, C&NW president Marvin Hughitt had arrived in North ...

  5. List of railway museums - Wikipedia

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    Kyushu Railway History Museum, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Ome Railway Park, in Ome, Tokyo. Otaru City General Museum, in Otaru, Hokkaido. Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama. Romance Car Museum in Kanagawa [15] SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya. Shikoku Railway Cultural Center, in Saijō, Ehime.

  6. Fox River Trolley Museum - Wikipedia

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    Fox River Trolley Museum. /  41.99091320°N 88.29672780°W  / 41.99091320; -88.29672780. 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.

  7. Galesburg Railroad Museum - Wikipedia

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    Galesburg Railroad Museum. / 40.9449; -90.3637. 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 ...

  8. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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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: Illinois Railway Museum: Union: McHenry: Northern Illinois: Railway: Includes steam, diesel and electric trains and heritage train rides

  9. Peoria and Pekin Union Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Peoria and Pekin Union Railway ( reporting mark PPU) is a switching and terminal railroad in Illinois that began operating in 1881 and was leased to the Tazewell and Peoria Railroad in 2004. Its main yard and roundhouse are in East Peoria, Illinois, and it owns track on both sides of the Illinois River. The company also owns a rail bridge ...

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