Illinois Railway Museum

Category: Rail museum

Address: 7000 Olson Rd, Union, IL 60180, USA

Phone: +18159234391

Opening hours

Sunday: 10AM–5PM

Monday: 10AM–4PM

Tuesday: 10AM–4PM

Wednesday: 10AM–4PM

Thursday: 10AM–4PM

Friday: 10AM–4PM

Saturday: 10AM–5PM

Reviews

Jake Glimco

Jul 15, 2022

I loved coming here as a kid with my dad and grandpa and my kids seemed to have just as much fun as I did back in the day. We went for the Day Out with Thomas and had a great time. There were some major improvements since I was there as a kid and it looks like more are on their way. Can't wait to go back.

Amanda Correia

Jul 14, 2022

Took the family out for a Day with Thomas. We had fun riding the train and looking around at all the trains in the train muesum. It was nice we could walk through some of the trains. The kids had fun. Definitely would recommend wearing closed toe shoes like sneakers, or boots.

Ann Mehrman

Jul 14, 2022

Lovely place to step back in time and see many different trains from different eras. They rotate opening certain vintage train displays. We were fortunate to be able to walk through old dining and sleeper trains from the era my grandpas would have traveled.

marbles shae

Jun 10, 2022

Oh my GOODNESS! I love trains so much and this place was so so so fun! SO MANY TRAINS! Steam and diesel and more! There’s really old stuff from super long ago and ITS SO GREAT! Gosh this is my favorite place in the world! Everyone was so nice and funny too. A definite 5 stars. I hope I can visit again!🚂 Oh, and I got to sit in the engineers seat of the Illinois Terminal caboose train, my dream!

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Questions & Answers

Can you do a kids bday party here ?

alex moreno | Aug 5, 2018
Keith Bunner | Aug 6, 2018

Call ahead and schedule your party. They are always excited for interest in railroad history

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Do they take credit cards

Donna Graziano | Aug 5, 2018
Ron Rick | Aug 6, 2018

Yes they do.

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Can you ride trains here

Patricia Fatigato | Aug 5, 2018
Kyle VM | Aug 6, 2018

This place is incredible! I volunteered here for 3 years. You are best served by going on the weekends. The most trains run Saturday and Sunday. Once a year Thomas the Train visits the museum for the kids. They have a steam engine and tons of other mid century trains!

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Is their public transportation to museum from Woodstock train station??

Thomas Pierce (ford4ever) | Aug 5, 2019
Christina Schubert | Aug 6, 2019

No. IRM is on a private line. You have to drive to the museum and buy your entry tickets.

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Does the museum have a cafe or offer anywhere to dine for lunch?

Lauran Rutledge | Aug 5, 2019
susan howden | Aug 6, 2019

Yes, food is ok only. Bring water when walking around. The train ride is fun. Walking, walking, walking, did I mention walking! !

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Is this museum open normal hours during the winter or is it only open for the holiday rides?

Rose Shaffer | Aug 5, 2018
Eric Steinberg | Aug 6, 2018

They don't have any barns open. Check the website, usually grounds can be accessed to walk around outside exhibits.

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Is it Pet friendly?

Christy Elliott | Aug 4, 2020
Matt Davidson | Aug 5, 2020

Dogs should be fine, emotional support squirrels not so much.

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Will the trolleys be running on labor day weekend or is just the trolley buses only i want to bring my friend Dan to see and ride them to

Jeff Nygaard | Aug 4, 2020
Illinois Railway Museum (Owner) | Aug 5, 2020

Streetcars will be running all three days of Labor Day Weekend. We will not be running trolley buses during the weekend, however trolley buses will be operating on September 7th and on September 14th.

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How many square feet is the museum?

Dante Medori (Dantelevator) | Aug 5, 2019
Rob Becker | Aug 6, 2019

The campus is about 100 acres, plus about 5 miles of main line track

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