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CSX Valuation Maps

Collection Name: CSX Valuation Maps Location: On-site dedicated storage shed Description: Maps Size: Percent Digitized: 0%

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Map Collection

Collection Name: Map Collection Location: Buildings & Grounds Collection, Pullman Library Description: Railroad and other transportation maps Size: Percent Digitized: 50% Notes: Some maps on public display in the diner and elsewhere For more information on the Pullman Library, see www.irm.org/pullmanlibrary

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Take a Seat on the CA&E

The museum has embarked on a fundraising campaign to replace the seating material in all three of our Chicago Aurora  & Elgin 1945-vintage "curve-sider" interurban coaches. These include car 460, which is currently in regular operation at IRM, and cars 451 and 453, which are undergoing restoration to service. UPDATE:

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Milwaukee Road Museum

Milwaukee Road Museum

The Milwaukee Road Museum and Archives is operated by the Milwaukee Road Historical Association. Open only on certain Saturdays during the summer, it celebrates and preserves the history of the Milwaukee Road, a major Class One railroad that once ran between Chicago, Milwaukee, the Twin Cities, and the Pacific Northwest.

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New Museum App Aims to Enhance Visitor Experience

The Illinois Railway Museum has launched a smartphone app, IRM eCard, to enhance the experience of its visitors. The app is free to download, both for museum members and non-members, and is available today in the Apple App Store and via Google Play. IRM eCard includes several features to make

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IRM eCard

Questions? Download the free IRM eCard app from your device’s app store and never leave home without your tickets or membership card! The app is available on iOS and Android phones. Get the App! IRM eCard Features Include: Access a digital map of the museum with points of interest. Use

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Privacy Policy

ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM DIGITAL PRIVACY AND COOKIES POLICY Introduction and scope of policy This ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM Digital Privacy and Cookies Policy (“Policy”) applies to your interaction with ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “IRM”, “we,” “us,” “our”), at any online or mobile site or application that

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Signal Display at IRM - railroad signals

Signal Display

The Signal Display at the Illinois Railway Museum, located along the north side of Barn 4, includes a wide variety of railroad signals. Signals on the railroad are every bit as important as traffic signals on the road, and since the mid-1800s they have been used to ensure the safety

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Stephen Scalzo Collection

Collection Name: Stephen Scalzo Collection Location: Strahorn Library/Hoffman Archive Description: Streetcar and trolley bus photographs, slides, documents, maps Size: Percent Digitized: 10% Notes: Donated 2016 by Kimberly Scalzo

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Railroad Documents

Collection Name: Railroad Documents Collection Location: Pullman Library Description: B&O, B&OCT, C&WI valuation maps; CA&E documents, maps, Cincinnati Car Co. drawings; CMStP&P profiles, signals track, MOW drawings; CRI&P drawings and photos; GTW/DT&I drawings and documents; IC glass plate negatives, track profiles; rule books, instructions, employee and public timetables, maps; railroad

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