Illinois Railway Museum is America's largest railroad museum. As the displays are housed in many buildings in a park setting museum opening is seasonal. For dates of opening check our website
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Aug 5, 2024
Two of us spent 2 hours walking around the museum. We arrived right at eleven and just made the train. The second and last of the day was at 1 pm, was being announced when we left. Make sure you a… Full review by mrjobs2016
May 19, 2024
Went during one of the Thomas weekends it was so much fun for my 3 yo. Very congested but a lot of fun for the kiddos. Have also been there other weekends and it's good for adults or overgrown kids. Full review by Heather W
Apr 8, 2024
My husband and I absolutely love rail museums and while visiting friends in Chicago we realized we absolutely had to visit--it's the biggest in the USA! The weather was a bit rough, but there is a lo… Full review by Janet F
Do they ever start the diesel locomotives for customers to hear?
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> They have 45 Diesel locomotives listed in their roster. Do they actually have that many on hand? There really are that many on the property. It is definitely bigger in scale than other …
> They have 45 Diesel locomotives listed in their roster. Do they actually have that many on hand? There really are that many on the property. It is definitely bigger in scale than other museums. However, probably only a quarter to a third of them are operable, and on any given day only one or two are operating. If you're after as many operating diesels as possible, look on the calendar for Diesel Days, usually sometime in August. They operate MANY units that weekend - in 2017 they ran about a dozen ranging from a 45-tonner to a B40-8 and the Nebraska Zephyr.
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