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Railroad Museums
 Websites presented in alphabetical order B & O Railroad Museum 
 Love railroads? This site is "dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American Railroading." The site contains a history of railroading in the United States, images of the museum holdings (diesel locomotives), a library and archive, and links to other resources. Searchable. This is the oldest railroad museum in the United States and is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. LII Record of the Month for November, 2003. http://www.borail.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Oil & Gas, Transportation Last updated Dec 29, 2003 California State Railroad Museum
This museum is the home of twenty-three restored locomotives and cars and this site is an online guidebook to their history. It includes photographs of the exhibits, with detailed information on each one; a brief history of the railroad in America; short biographical information on Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis Huntington, and Theodore Judah; and the driving of the gold spike at Promontory Summit in Utah. There are also a calendar of museum events and information on their volunteer program, library, and museum store. Directions, ticket information, and hours of operation are listed. http://www.csrmf.org/ Topics: Museums, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Aug 23, 2002 The History Museums of Ritzville, Washington State
This site contains images and descriptions of the Ritzville Railroad-Depot Museum and the Dr. Frank R. Burroughs Home History Museum, both located in Ritzville, Washington state. Provides information about tourist attractions in Ritzville, and links to other Eastern Washington state museum Web sites. http://ritzville-museums.org Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 27, 2004 Northwest Railway Museum: Snoqualmie-North Bend, Washington
Features a listing of the bridges, locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, and other equipment housed at this Washington state museum. View or search the online collection of King County railroad history photos and find links to Web sites for railroad companies, railroad historical societies, and other railroad-related interests. Includes schedules for train excursions on the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad, a 5-mile interpretive railway run by the museum. http://www.trainmuseum.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 9, 2004 Travel Town Museum: Collection
Website of the Travel Town Museum located in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Check the Roster to see images of over 40 locomotives, freight cars, cabooses, passenger cars, interurbans, and motorcars. Several items are linked to detailed descriptions and histories. http://www.ci.la.ca.us/RAP/grifmet/tt/collection.htm Topics: Museums, Transportation Last updated Jul 5, 2006 Washington State Railroads Historical Society (WSRHS) Museum
This site offers descriptions and photographs of exhibits available at the WSRHS Museum in Pasco, Washington state. Provides a list of the museum's rolling stock, history of Blue Mountain (the state's oldest existing locomotive), a timeline of Washington state railroad history from 1850 to 1970, photographs of trains and depots, the story of the Pasco snowfall blackboard, and biographies of early railroader Jack Cartright and railroad pamphleteer Robert Strahorn. Includes links. http://www.wsrhs.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Transportation Last updated Feb 4, 2004 |
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