Museum of the American Railroad
The Museum of the American Railroad was formerly known as the Age of Steam Railroad Museum. The museum has a large collection of steam, diesel and passenger railroad equipment. The museum is noted for allowing guests to walk through some of the equipment.
The museum will soon fully relocate to Frisco, Texas.[1]. The museum was previously located at 1105 Washington Street in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas; but, it has discontinued operations in that location.
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[edit] The collection
The items in the collection are as follows.
[edit] Locomotives
- Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 #4018
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 4-8-4 #4501
- Santa Fe EMD FP45 diesel #97
- Santa Fe EMD F7 diesel #49 (formerly Canadian National #9167, repainted into Santa Fe Warbonnet colors in 2006)
- Southern Pacific Fairbanks Morse H12-44 diesel #2379
- Colorado & Wyoming Baldwin VO-1000 diesel #1107
- Union Pacific EMD DDA40X Centennial diesel #6913
- Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 #4903
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 2-10-0 #1625 Eagle Pitcher
- Dallas Union Terminal 0-6-0 #7
- Santa Fe Doodlebug M-160
- New York, Susquehanna & Western/United States Army ALCO RSD-1 #3000
[edit] Passenger equipment
- Amtrak sleeper #2997
- Amtrak sleeper #2090
- Texas and Pacific Railway RPO #916
- Texas and Pacific Railway chair car #1143
- St. Louis-San Francisco Railway chair car #759
- Pullman Company sleeper Glengyle
- Pullman Company sleeper Goliad
- Pullman Company sleeper Glen Nevis
- Pullman Company sleeper McQuaig
- Santa Fe parlor-club car #3231
- Santa Fe chair-observation #3197
- Santa Fe counter diner #1550
- Santa Fe lunch counter diner #1554
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad dining car #438
- Fort Worth and Denver Railway Business car- Texland
- Santa Fe Lounge-dormitory-barbershop #1363 San Bartolo
- Amtrak Slumbercoach Southland/Loch Tarbet
[edit] Freight Equipment
- Kansas City Southern single sheathed boxcar #7460
- Lone Star Producing Company tank car #1817
[edit] Cabooses
- Santa Fe Caboose #999311
- Cotton Belt drover caboose #2332
- Texas & Northern bobber caboose
[edit] Structures
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad Depot, ca. 1905
- Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad Interlocking Tower 19
[edit] Plans for the future
A new strategic plan, called Visions 2006, was developed that calls for a comprehensive reorganization of the museum, including new facilities, new governance, and new programs. Visions 2006 can be viewed on the museum website. In 2008, the museum entered an agreement to move to a new location in the city of Frisco, Texas, that would better meet the strategic plan than the current 1.8-acre (7,300 m2) Fair Park site.[2][1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Railroad Museum Moving to Frisco, Texas". http://www.dallasrailwaymuseum.com/Frisco%20%20CC%20for%20Website.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ Getz, Jim. "Dallas' Fair Park train museum on track for Frisco move". DallasNews.com (Dallas Morning News). http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/040308dnmettrainmuseum.25281630.html. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 32°46′57″N 96°45′46″W / 32.782606°N 96.762645°W
