Minnesota Transportation Museum
http://www.trainride.org
193 Pennsylvania Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55130-4319
651-228-0263 Hours: Wednesday & Saturday 10am–4pm
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The Minnesota Transportation Museum is home to the Jackson
Street Roundhouse, Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway, the
Minnehaha Depot and the Classic Buses.
The Jackson Street Roundhouse located in the former Great
Northern Railroad Roundhouse is open Wednesdays and Saturdays
year-round. Ride on a caboose, climb inside a train engine or other
train car. Explore historic artifacts, the restoration shop, Thomas The
Train tables and much more.
Passes are also valid for the 45-minute roundtrip train ride to Dresser, WI on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway departing at 1pm Saturdays & Sundays May 3—August 31, 2008. Please note that this activity is offered on a first come, first served basis.
Adventure Pass Exclusions
Passes may not be used for the Jackson Street Roundhouse during the month of December.
Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only.
Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours.
Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.
Please visit
http://www.trainride.org
for specific exhibition information.
Learn more about it at your metro public library
All Ages
- Twin Cities by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- John W. Diers and Aaron Isaacs, University of Minnesota Press, 2007
- Minneapolis and the Age of Railways
- Don L. Hofsommer, University of Minnesota Press, 2005
- The Great Northern in Minnesota: The Foundations of an Empire
- John C. Luecke, Grenadier Publications, 1997
- Twin City Lines, the 1940s
- Aaron Isaacs, Minnesota Transporation Museum, 1995
- Gazetteer of Minnesota Railroad Towns, 1861-1997
- Hudson Leighton, Park Genealogical Books, 1998
- Streetcar Man: Tom Lowry and The Twin City Rapid Transit Company
- Goodrich Lowry, Lerner Publications Co., 1979
- The Electric Railways of Minnesota
- Russell L. Olson, Minnesota Transportation Museum, 1976
- The Electric Railways of Minnesota (supplement)
- Russell L. Olson, Minnesota Transportation Museum, 1990
- One More Ride: A History of the Streetcar in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- VHS, Master Communications Group, 1989
Tell Us About Your Adventure
| Oct 6 |
We had a wonderful time. Our children, 4 and 2 years old, loved seeing the inside of different types of train cars, seeing the turntable move and taking a ride in a caboose! It was a great day! |
