Museum of the American Railroad

Age of Steam Railroad Museum
Museum of the American Railroad
Established 1986
Location Frisco, Texas, United States
Collections railway rolling stock
Website www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com

The Museum of the American Railroad, formerly known as the Age of Steam Railroad Museum, is a railroad museum in Frisco, Texas. The museum has a large collection of steam, diesel, passenger, and freight railroad equipment, and is noted for allowing guests to walk through some of the equipment on guided tours.

History

The museum began as a small exhibit at the State Fair of Texas in 1963, and continued as a staple of the annual fair, officially becoming a museum in 1986.[1] It remained at its original site at Fair Park until closing in November 2011.[2] The museum is in the process of fully relocating to Frisco, Texas;[3] the move was based on a strategic plan, called Visions 2006, which called for a comprehensive reorganization of the museum, including new facilities, new governance and new programs.[4] The museum's offices, store, and some exhibits are temporarily housed at the Frisco Heritage Museum while construction continues on the museum's new location two blocks south.[5]

Collection

The items in the collection are as follows:

Locomotives

Passenger equipment

Freight equipment

Cabooses

Structures

  • Houston & Texas Central Railroad Depot, ca. 1905
  • Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad Interlocking Tower 19

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  2. ↑ http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/frisco/headlines/20120901-museums-move-to-frisco-means-prized-collection-of-locomotives-train-cars-to-hit-the-tracks-again.ece
  4. ↑ http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org/Portals/0/Visions_Web.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org

Coordinates: 33°08′40″N 96°50′00″W / 33.144513°N 96.833444°W / 33.144513; -96.833444

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