My husband always had a love for trains. Growing up he had a huge permanent train set in his basement. I guess that love was passed down to our four sons.What a delight it will be take them to the Museum of the American Railroad in Dallas.
According to their website collections include: “a complete pre World War II passenger train including a Railway Post Office and baggage car, coaches, lounge cars, Pullman sleeping cars and a dining car. The museum has recently added a collection of postwar lightweight passenger equipment to complement its prewar passenger train. Over thirty pieces of historic railroad equipment including steam, diesel and electric locomotives, cabooses , historic structures, signals and assortment of small artifacts make it one of the finest railroad museums in the southwest United States. The museum also features a steam calliope and whistle display.”
For the junior train enthusiast in your family, you can even book birthday parties at the outdoor museum. I think that would be so much fun. Looking towards the future, the museum plans to relocate to a larger location in Frisco. By the looks of the plans, it will awesome with a round house and turntable. It would be worth to see the original museum and later the new museum when it opens.
While living in Indiana we loved to visit the Hesston Steam Museum. Here you could ride steam powered trains through 155 acres of beautiful forests in Northern Indiana. The had two trains one in ¼ and the other in 1/8 scale. If you don't know what that is then, you need to check out their website. It is very cool. In the fall, they host a Steam and Power Show that attracts thousands every year.
According to their website collections include: “a complete pre World War II passenger train including a Railway Post Office and baggage car, coaches, lounge cars, Pullman sleeping cars and a dining car. The museum has recently added a collection of postwar lightweight passenger equipment to complement its prewar passenger train. Over thirty pieces of historic railroad equipment including steam, diesel and electric locomotives, cabooses , historic structures, signals and assortment of small artifacts make it one of the finest railroad museums in the southwest United States. The museum also features a steam calliope and whistle display.”
For the junior train enthusiast in your family, you can even book birthday parties at the outdoor museum. I think that would be so much fun. Looking towards the future, the museum plans to relocate to a larger location in Frisco. By the looks of the plans, it will awesome with a round house and turntable. It would be worth to see the original museum and later the new museum when it opens.
While living in Indiana we loved to visit the Hesston Steam Museum. Here you could ride steam powered trains through 155 acres of beautiful forests in Northern Indiana. The had two trains one in ¼ and the other in 1/8 scale. If you don't know what that is then, you need to check out their website. It is very cool. In the fall, they host a Steam and Power Show that attracts thousands every year.
It will be fun to compare the museum in Dallas a big city, to Hesston in rural Indiana.
What are your favorite train museums?
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