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The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) offers a unique blend of history, engineering and family-friendly entertainment. Whether you’re a train enthusiast, history buff or simply looking for a fun and ...
Thirty-one organizations have received $150,000 in funding from the National Railway Historical Society’s 2025 Railway ...
Grand Army of the Republic Museum Director Eric Pry was named the Museum Professional of the Year by the Illinois Association ...
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in the north Chicago suburb of Skokie is temporarily closing for a major renovation project. The museum, at 9603 Woods Dr. near the site where the ...
Ravenglass Railway Museum Archive The line, on a larger gauge, commercially opened 150 years ago In 1913, it closed due to diminishing quantities of iron ore and falling passenger numbers.
Especially popular with families, it also attracts railway enthusiasts from all over the world, and two locomotives in the museum act as "ambassadors", travelling to events around the UK. It is also ...
SPRINGFIELD — A House transportation committee on Monday advanced two bills, one lowering toll rates for small trailers and another creating a forum on future railway infrastructure. House Bill ...
Citing renovations, the museum announced the closure of all its exhibits, although officials stated that it will remain open throughout June for public programs and training. After the TACO trade ...
The jury praised the architects’ “design interventions” as “controlled and considered”, celebrating “the creative process and language of railway engineering principles.” The firm ...
Navvies began work on the route in 1873 Especially popular with families, it also attracts railway enthusiasts from all over the world, and two locomotives in the museum act as "ambassadors ...
The museum’s Archive Center began developing the exhibition around 2021, and the collaboration included head archivist Emily Moazami, reference archivist Nathan Sowry and processing archivist ...