Minnesota Transportation Museum

http://www.trainride.org
193 Pennsylvania Avenue East, St. Paul, MN 55130-4319
651-228-0263

Hours: Wednesday & Saturday 10am–4pm

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

If you visited Minnesota Transportation Museum, we'd love to hear about your experience.

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!

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