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Illinois Railway Museum

Name: Illinois Railway Museum
Address: 7000 Olson Road, Union, IL, 60180, US

7000 Olson Road

Union, IL 60180

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815-923-4391

Mission

The mission of the Illinois Railway Museum is to educate the public as to our nation's railroad and railway history by collecting, preserving, and restoring rolling stock, artifacts, structures, and related transportation equipment for display to the public; exhibiting and operating restored rolling stock and equipment on a demonstration rail line; and collecting, preserving, and maintaining a reference library of publications, technical information, and other materials regarding railroads, railways, and related forms of transportation for research and other purposes.

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