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IRM Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2023 with a number of special and expanded events throughout the year. Many of these events are unique to this anniversary-year celebration, so the public is encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities where special equipment is scheduled to
Shay it Forward
Join us on Saturday, June 24th as we help to celebrate the life and the preservation legacy of the late Jim Wrinn, Editor of TRAINS magazine! Jim's widow Cate Kratville-Wrinn, herself the daughter of noted railroad historian and preservationist William Kratville, has set up the Shay It Forward program to
North Shore Line Day
In 2023, the Illinois Railway Museum will celebrate 70 years as an organization. On January 21st, festivities will kick off when IRM will commemorate 60 years since the abandonment of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, an electric interurban which ran between its namesake cities from 1908 until a
Privacy Policy
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IRM Acquires SD50
The Illinois Railway Museum, the largest museum of its kind in North America, continues to set the pace in diesel locomotive preservation by acquiring a pioneering example of locomotive development and the first of its model to be preserved. Chicago & North Western 7009, a model SD50 locomotive built by
Hoffman Bus Garage
The Hoffman Bus Garage, home to many of our preserved buses and trolley buses, is one of our equipment exhibit buildings. The Illinois Railway Museum’s collection mostly consists of railway equipment, but we also have a collection of rubber-tire mass transit equipment. These motor buses and trolley buses are displayed
Pullman “Villa Real”
Pullman car “Villa Real” is an all-steel heavyweight sleeping car. It was built in 1911 and heavily rebuilt in 1931. It was designed for long-distance accommodation and features a mixture of private rooms and open seating that was convertible into bunks separated by heavy curtains for nighttime accommodation. It was
The Museum in the Movies
Trains have been a staple of movies since the earliest days of cinema. From Buster Keaton in The General to Denzel Washington in Unstoppable, trains have featured in many of the best-known and best-loved movies. And at the Illinois Railway Museum, we are proud to have played a supporting role
Build Barn 15
The Illinois Railway Museum is appealing for donations towards building its next railway equipment storage barn. Donations toward the Indoor Storage Fund can be made either online here, or by check and mailed to the museum. One of the most valuable tools in preserving railroad equipment is indoor storage. Storing
Matching Donation for Diesel Preservation Offered
We are excited to announce that a matching donation opportunity has been offered to the Illinois Railway Museum. This offer goes toward raising money for indoor storage of diesel locomotives in our collection. The opportunity is a dollar for dollar match of up to $50,000 for donations to the IRM