Where
You Can Get Your Hands On History The
Blackhawk Chapter has worked with and supports the railroad preservation goals
of numerous area museums. We encourage you to visit and support these organizations
to help keep railroad history alive and bring the enjoyment of trains to all. Locally,
various groups and individuals are involved in railroad-based activities. From
preservation to train shows to railfanning, these people readily share their interest
in railroading and encourage you to get on board. |  |
Museums
& Parks
|
Homewood
Railroad Park
Viewing platform and displays located at the Illinois
Central's main Chicago yard and shops. |
| Fox
River Trolley Museum
A nostalgic trip back to when the trolley car
was part of American life.
Located in South Elgin, Illinois. |
| Griffith
Historical Society
Museum at the historic crossing of the EJ&E,
GTW, EL, C&O and NYC at Broad Street and Avenue "A" in Griffith,
Indiana. |
| Illinois
Railway Museum
A
“Museum in Motion,” IRM has one of the largest and most diverse equipment
collections in America.
Located in McHenry County, northwest of Chicago. |
| Mendota
Union Depot Museum
Home
of CB&Q steam locomotive #4978 and displays about this historic railroad town,
housed in the former Burlington Route depot. |
| Rochelle
Railroad Park
The famous viewing platform at the crossing of the UP
and BNSF in north central Illinois. |
| Will
County Historical Society
The storyteller of the history of one of
America's fastest growing counties, with an extensive collection of materials
covering early Chicago settlers, the historic I&M Canal and Illinois' 19th-century
railroads. |
The
Chicago Southland's own model railroad show, with vendors, displays and layouts,
held the last weekend of October
at H.L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois. |
| Old
Plank Road Trail
A guide to the hiking and biking trail running from
Chicago Heights to Joliet on the former Michigan Central right-of-way. |
| Chicago
Rail Junctions
A railfan website looking at the busiest crossings in
Chicagoland and northwest Indiana. |
| CREATE
The
Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program is a
public-private partnership between Chicago's railroads and government agencies
to plan, finance and construct solutions to historic railroad bottlenecks in the
Chicago area. |
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any broken links to the Webmaster. Please
note that the Blackhawk Chapter is not responsible for issues you may have with
these organizations, including problems with their websites, service delays and
equipment substitutions.
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