Major Projects

Visitor Center

For more than 70 years, the Illinois Railway Museum has preserved the engines, streetcars, and stories that built our nation. Now, we're laying the tracks for what comes next: a new Visitor Center entrance building that will welcome every visitor into a living story of innovation, connection, and progress.

"Tracks to Tomorrow" is our call to invest in the future of history, ensuring that generations to come can experience, learn, and be inspired by the power of rails.

Learn more about this exciting project.

 

Other Projects

Restore Frisco 1630

RAIL Project

Turntable and Roundhouse

Revive the Centennial

Union Pacific 428

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