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Irvine Park Railroad’s Pumpkin Patch will require paid reservations on weekends
The new reservation system is aimed at crowd control and costs $20 per person. The change was met with mixed reactions from Pumpkin Patch fans when announced.
Trains6h
First production AC-traction diesel donated to Illinois Railway Museum
The first U.S. production AC-traction locomotive, BNSF Railway SD70MAC No. 9400, has been donated to the Illinois Railway Museum, IRM has announced. The 4,000-hp EMD locomotive was the first unit in ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN9h
Illinois Railway Museum gears up for Vintage Transport Extravaganza
FOX 32’s Roseanne Tellez gives a live look at the stunning rail cars and rare vehicles featured in the Illinois Railway ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13h
This Heroic Japanese Diplomat Defied His Government to Save Thousands of Jewish Refugees From the Holocaust
Nobuki Sugihara was 19 years old when, in the summer of 1968, an unexpected call came in from the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo. A ...
Kearney Hub13h
Everything old is new again: Kearney's Trails & Rails Museum at 50
The Trails & Tails Museum opened in 1975 inside the old Shelton railroad depot. Today it has a visitor center and eight ...
VC Reporter17h
Railroad Club Back on Track: GCMRC has a new home in Camarillo — and a full display at the fair
President Sudro Brown’s earliest childhood memories are of his dad’s model railroad setup in their basement in Massachusetts.
University of Liverpool News21h
British Science Festival: Some University highlights
The British Science Festival (BSF) takes place in Liverpool from Wednesday 10 to Sunday, 14 September, offering five days of talks, workshops, performances and installations at cultural venues across ...