National Railroad Museum
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- This article is about the museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. For the museum in York, England, see National Railway Museum.
The National Railroad Museum, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin is one of the oldest museums dedicated to railroad history. It was founded in 1956 by community volunteers in Green Bay who contributed time and resources. Throughout its history, patron contributions have continued to create one of the largest railroad preservation institutions in the United States.
Today the National Railroad Museum is home to one of the nation's most historic railroad collections. The museum has a large collection of rolling stock and a number of historic engines including an Aerotrain, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4017 (the world's largest steam locomotive type), and the British Railways A4 Class No. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower (ex-London & North Eastern Railway No. 4496 Golden Shuttle) and train used by the Supreme Allied Commander and his staff in the United Kingdom during World War II.
In addition to the rolling stock there is a museum building housing a wide variety of railroad artifacts, an archive, and photo gallery. The grounds also contain an extensive model railroad housed in a separate building as well as a standard gauge track around the perimeter of the grounds featuring a replica of Thomas the Tank Engine to pull young friends past the rolling stock exhibited there.
External links
- National Railroad Museum (http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org/)de:National Railroad Museum