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Old May 5, 2010, 7:32 am
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joethekay
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
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I take it you will be visiting on a weekday in May. As the IRM is a volunteer organization, and may I admit, one of the best of its kind in the US, most daily operations and buildings are open on May weekends and daily beginning in June thru Labor Day.
Do visit on a weekend. You willl love its huge collection including the Nebraska Zephyr streamliner, operating Chicago transit cars and North Shore interurbans, CB& Q diesels Baldwin steam loco 4-6-4, and much more.
There is a veritable treasure trove of historical cars on displays in the "car barns"
Other RR museums in the area include, Durand Union Station in MI, Huckleberry RR in Flint MI, Michigan Transit Museum, MT Clemons, MI,
In Illinois there is the Rochelle RR park in Rochelle, IL where the UP and BNSF cross., Monticello RR museum Monticello, IL, Fox River Trolley Museum in Elgin.
Wisconsin offers, East Troy Electric RR, Mid continentent RR museum in North Freedom, WI, National RR museum in Green Bay, among others.
Most places only operate on weekends in May.
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