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Open House at the Depot!

Depot open house on Saturday, September 24th! Join us for a tour of the relocated Milwaukee Road Depot. Members of the public will get...

Seeing Silver Again!

When our newest dome car, 'Silver Shop', arrived on museum rails, it wasn't as Silver as we've seen in photos from its past lives. After...

Moving Day 3! Almost home!

Tomorrow's the last day to see the Depot move! Tomorrow is the third and final day of Moving the Milwaukee Road Depot! Moving work will...

Moving Day 2 is Tomorrow!

Are you ready for Day 2?! Tomorrow is the Second day of Moving the Milwaukee Road Depot! Moving work will begin at 8am tomorrow morning...

Tomorrow's the Big Day!

It's here! Tomorrow is the first day of Moving the Milwaukee Road Depot! Moving work will begin at 8am Tomorrow morning (10/6/2021)....

How the Depot will Move

Here is a handy map of how the depot will move over the 3 different days. In Red are all the moves of Day 1. In Orange are all the moves...

The Depot is on the Move!

Ladies and Gentlemen, the American Passenger Train History Museum, in conjunction with our public and private supporters are thrilled to...

Bring Silver Shop Home!

Work is progressing on the museum's new 'Cable Car' Lounge car from the original California Zephyr! The maintenance shop it is currently...

A Solid Foundation

Quality Concrete has began setting forms on 9/2/2021 for the foundation at the new depot site! With the weather forecast for tomorrow, we...

The Depot is taking off!

Work is progressing at the depot site. Iowa Wall Sawing Service has cut the building loose from the foundation concrete that will not be...

We've got a GoFundMe!

After reviewing with our board, the museum has decided to start a GoFundMe account. We heard our supports wanting an easier way to donate...

A Quick Glimpse!

Here’s a video of the efforts made on Monday, July 19th, 2021. Kamm Construction is knocking it out of the park! If you'd like to support...

It Gets Bigger!

And today (7/19/2021) the hole got bigger! Excavation for the depot foundation is nearly complete and the next step will be Ramker...

Breaking Ground!

Construction has begun! Friday (7/16/2021) marked the beginning of excavations for the new depot foundation. The hole should be fully...

And so it begins...

We've done it! You may have noticed that several of our cars in the Downtown Yard have been moved to accommodate track demolition and...

Track Work Update!

As May erodes to June, work continues preparing the museum grounds for depot foundation work to commence. Track one has been demolished,...

The Depot is SAVED!!

We have finally done it! We have officially reached out $350,000 goal for Phase 1 of the Milwaukee Road Depot project! We would like to...

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