CALIFORNIA

Orange Empire Railway Museum

Address: 2201 South, Perris, CALIFORNIA, 92572 USA. Tel.: 909-657-2605,909-943-3020 Toll Free:

The Orange Empire Railway Museum is a large mainline, interurban, and streetcar museum located in Riverside County. It has a large collection of streetcars including PCC cars from San Diego Electric Railway, Los Angeles Railway (narrow guage), and San Francisco Municipal Railway. Highlights include MUNI car 1039; the second to last PCC made in the US. The Orange Empire Railway Museum at Perris, CA, is noted for its nice tramway layout and the wealth of preserved (and operable!) tramway equipment.

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FLORIDA

Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum

Address: PO BOX 355, Parrish, FLORIDA, 34219 USA. Tel.: 941-776-0906 Toll Free: (877) 869-0800

The Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Inc. was founded in 1981 to acquire, protect, preserve and operate interesting and historic examples of railroad rolling stock, artifacts, and other aspects of railroad history, with emphasis on railroads that served the state of Florida. Operated entirely by volunteers, the museum is located in Manatee County at the town of Parrish on US 301. The museum operates excursion trains consisting of its own rolling stock each weekend, year round. Trains include open window coaches, air conditioned coach and lounge cars and cabooses.

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ILLINOIS

Illinois Railway Museum

Address: P.O. Box 427, Union, ILLINOIS, 60180 USA. Tel.: 815-923-4000 Toll Free: 800-244-7245

The Illinois Railway Museum, as you see it today, is the result of decades of effort by a dynamic group of dedicated volunteers. All of the buildings, track, locomotives and cars were assembled here at Union on what was once farmland. Our main line trackage was laid on the vacant right-of-way of the Elgin & Belvidere Electric railway. We welcome all to our Museum and encourage you to join in our education, restoration and preservation efforts. Only one prerequisite is recommended—a sincere interest in some aspect of railroading.

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INDIANA

Indiana Railway Museum

Address: PO Box 150., French Lick, INDIANA, 47432 USA. Tel.: 812-936-2405 Toll Free: 800-74-TRAIN

The Indiana Railway Museum, located on Highway 56 in French Lick, Indiana is a non-profit organization with volunteers serving as train and station crews. Fascinating railroad equipment are on display, including a caboose, and several diesel and steam locomotives. Souvenirs and railroad memorabilia are available in the station's gift shop as well as refreshments... including the ever-popular Snack Bar Car that runs with every train. The entire family will enjoy a train ride on the French Lick, West Baden and Southern! The young and young-at-heart thrill to the sights and sounds of a real train.

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PENNSYLVANIA

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Address: Route 741, PO Box 15, Strasburg, PENNSYLVANIA, 17579 USA. Tel.: 717 687-8628 Toll Free:

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania houses one of the most significant collections of historic railroad artifacts in the world. Devoted to preserving and interpreting the broad impact of railroad development on society, the Museum displays over 100 locomotives and cars from the mid-19th and 20th centuries, including the priceless Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Collection, Conducts educational programs for all ages, provides tours and holds special events, many in cooperation with outside organizations....

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Steamtown National Historic Site

Address: 150 South Washington Ave., Scranton, PENNSYLVANIA, 18503 USA. Tel.: (570) 340-5200 Toll Free: (888) 693-9391

Congress created Steamtown National Historic Site, a 40 acre site in Scranton, PA, in 1986 to interpret the story of main line steam railroading between 1850 and 1950. Experience a part of American railroading that hasn't existed for nearly a century-the era of the steam locomotive! Steamtown National Historic Site was established on October 30, 1986, to further public understanding and appreciation of the role steam railroading played in the development of the United States. It is the only place in the National Park System where the story of steam railroading, and the people who made it possible, is told.

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