Purchase General Admission Tickets
Bring the entire family for a step back in time. Enjoy the fall colors of bucolic McHenry County from the window of a 100-year-old steam train as you savor the evocative smell of coal smoke in the autumn air. Steam in the Fall will be the final public operation of steam trains at IRM for the year.
Electric and steam or diesel trains will be operating. Trains depart from the East Union Depot at 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:00pm. Streetcar service is continuous between 11:00am and 4:00pm.
Museum Hours:
10:00AM to 6:00PM (Last admissions 4:00PM)
Admission Rates:
Adults $20.00, Seniors and Youths $18.00, Children $16.00
Railway Equipment Scheduled to Operate Saturday and Sunday:
- Frisco 1630 and Steam Coach Train ♿
- J. Neils Lumber Shay 5 and Steam Mixed Train ♿
- Chicago Rapid Transit 1754 and 1797 ♿
- Chicago Transit Authority 3142
All equipment, schedules and prices subject to change without notice.
Parking lot opens 30 minutes before museum and closes 30 minutes after.
♿ = this train is wheelchair-accessible