We’re proud to share a short video from two new National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom marker dedications at Green Bottom Plantation and in historic Guyandotte. These sites tell the stories of freedom seekers like Moses, Joshua, Joe, and James Major Monroe, and the communities on both sides of the Ohio River that helped them. This work is part of the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative, led by the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation with regional partners and funded b

Tour the private, executive observation/business car, called the Car Northland from the Duluth, Missabe, & Northern railway (later the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad, and today is part of the Canadian National (CN)). This is episode 13 of our video series touring the Lake Superior Railroad Museum during the COVID19 shutdown. You can't come to the museum, but we can come to you! Enjoy this series, and be sure to click "follow" on our facebook page's cover photo, to be sure you see the da

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The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, re-positioned some rolling stock inside its Lenfestey Center, leading to an interesting sight -- a 1957 diesel-electric locomotive pulling a 1917 steam locomotive (U.S. Army #101 Pershing, also known as #8341), which in turn was pulling a wood-frame Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad snow plow (built circa 1910). There's always something to see at the Museum! Come check us out - we are open year-round; hours are 9 am-5 pm Mondays through Satur

National Railroad Museum employees and volunteers spent the morning rearranging some stock in our McCormick Pavilion! You can see the Aerotrain, Dome Diner, and other stock as they are rearranged in this video! We needed to reposition some stock so we could be ready to start the restoration on the Union Pacific #8003 Dome Diner! Restoration will begin on this car shortly after restoration of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railway Post Office No. 2330 is finished. The restoration of the Dome D

Over the last two days, our staff and volunteers have been rearranging some stock at the #NationalRailroadMuseum in Green Bay, Wisconsin! In this video, you can see the Aerotrain, our newly restored CB&Q Railway Post Office Car, The CB&Q #30 Dynamometer, and other stock being moved! The National Railroad Museum is your opportunity to not only explore railroad history but also immerse yourself in it! Here, you can sit in the cab and explore the Union Pacific #4017 “Big Boy”, the Dwight D. Eisenho

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