National Railroad Museum

This article is about the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. For information about other railroad museums, see National Railway Museum (disambiguation).
National Railroad Museum
The Victor McCormick Train Pavilion (left) and Frederick J Lenfestey Center (right) at the National Railroad Museum.
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Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
LocationAshwaubenon, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°28′59.9″N 88°02′52.8″W / 44.483306°N 88.048000°W / 44.483306; -88.048000
TypeRailway museum
CEOJacqueline Frank[1]
Websitenationalrrmuseum.org
US Army No. 101, a Consolidation Class 2-8-0, on display at the National Railroad Museum on April 26, 2004. This locomotive was built for use in France during WWI but never made it there. The original European style cab was replaced by an American style one.
The Bauer Drumhead Collection. These drumheads were saved from scrapped locomotives and other railroading equipment.

The National Railroad Museum (reporting mark NRMX)[2] is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, US.

Founded in 1956 by community volunteers, the National Railroad Museum is one of the oldest and largest U.S. institutions dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad[3] history. Two years later, a joint resolution of Congress recognized the Museum as the National Railroad Museum. The museum has been a Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization since 1958.[4][5]

Its collection of locomotives and rolling stock spans more than a century of railroading. Notable items include an Aerotrain; Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4017, one of the world's largest steam locomotives; and British Railways Class A4 No. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower (ex-London & North Eastern Railway No. 4496 Golden Shuttle) and train used by the Supreme Allied Commander and his staff in the United Kingdom and continental Europe during World War II.[6]

A museum building houses a wide variety of railroad artifacts, an archive, and photography gallery. A standard gauge track rings the grounds. An 80-foot (24 m) wooden observation tower has views of the Fox River and Green Bay.

The museum hosted an annual Day Out with Thomas event until 2019, where Thomas the Tank Engine pulls young friends past the exhibited rolling stock; and in October, "Terror on the Fox": Green Bay Preble Optimist Club's haunted attraction that includes "haunted" train rides after dark. The Frederick J. Lenfesty Center, an enclosed and climate-controlled structure, built in 2001, houses several of the unique and rarer locomotives and cars.[7]

LNER/British Railways A4No. 60008 "Dwight D. Eisenhower" on display at the National Railroad Museum on September 16, 2010.
The backhead (controls) of Big Boy 4000 Class No. 4017.
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  2. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 2009
  3. ^ "New exhibit highlight railroad safety at National Railroad Museum". WFRV Local 5 - Green Bay, Appleton. 2021-01-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "National Railroad Museum Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "About Us". National Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "National Railroad Museum (Green Bay, WI): Roster & Overview". American-Rails.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ Terry, Jeff. "National Railroad Museum". www.rypn.org. Archived from the original on 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2021-08-14.