While on a trip to northern Wisconsin last week, I had a chance to spend a few hours at the National Rail Museum in Green Bay. Of course, it was in the mid-90;s that day before the cold front came through and lower the temps into the 60's and 70's the rest of the week. Some exhibits are inside and some out and the inside was cooled very nicely. Outside in the big shed, it was hot and very dark. No light except what came in through the open ends.
The admission price was reasonable and included a ride on a short train around the perimeter of the park, twice.
This is the engine they used for the ride.
We rode in this old car with the windows open.
There was a nice Northwestern bi-level commuter car in front of us, but that was for use when they had large crowds, they said.
One of the inside rooms had a large collection of drum heads from some of the great trains of the past.
And, this one.
The large inside area had some nice equipment, such as Eisenhower's WWII train.
And, a Big Boy in very good condition.
Here is Eric's (GG-1) favorite engine!
In one of the outside sheds the nicest train set was this Aerotrain that had belonged to the Rock Island Line.
This one needed some work, but has promise to be a good looking engine set.
It took us about three hours to see everything. Some areas it was very difficult to get a decent picture. The lighting and space constraints made it difficult.
They have a nice gift shop with many books and prints of trains from days gone by.
If you are interested, all the pictures I took can be seen HERE. There are a lot of them!
The admission price was reasonable and included a ride on a short train around the perimeter of the park, twice.
This is the engine they used for the ride.
We rode in this old car with the windows open.
There was a nice Northwestern bi-level commuter car in front of us, but that was for use when they had large crowds, they said.
One of the inside rooms had a large collection of drum heads from some of the great trains of the past.
And, this one.
The large inside area had some nice equipment, such as Eisenhower's WWII train.
And, a Big Boy in very good condition.
Here is Eric's (GG-1) favorite engine!
In one of the outside sheds the nicest train set was this Aerotrain that had belonged to the Rock Island Line.
This one needed some work, but has promise to be a good looking engine set.
It took us about three hours to see everything. Some areas it was very difficult to get a decent picture. The lighting and space constraints made it difficult.
They have a nice gift shop with many books and prints of trains from days gone by.
If you are interested, all the pictures I took can be seen HERE. There are a lot of them!
