At a Glance
- TypeRailroad museum
- LocationMO
- Rating4.8 ★86 Google reviews
About Railroad Historical Museum Inc.
Set in Springfield's Grant Beach Park, the Railroad Historical Museum lets visitors explore full-size railroad equipment up close — a steam locomotive, baggage car, commuter car and caboose — alongside railroad artifacts and a model train layout. It makes an easy stop in the Queen City of the Ozarks, where the Frisco railroad's passenger trains once departed daily for St. Louis and Tulsa.
Upcoming Events
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Plan Your Visit
- AccessibilityAccessible parking
- Good ForAll ages
- HoursMonday: ClosedTuesday: ClosedWednesday: ClosedThursday: ClosedFriday: ClosedSaturday: 2:00 – 4:00 PMSunday: Closed
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History
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The Railroad Historical Museum sits in Grant Beach Park in Springfield, Missouri, a city that once held the headquarters and main shops of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway — the Frisco — whose daily Meteor and Will Rogers connected Springfield with St. Louis Union Station and continued southwest through Tulsa; the Frisco itself was absorbed by the Burlington Northern in 1980. The locomotive displayed at Grant Beach Park is Frisco No. 4524, a 4500-class steam engine from the final group of ten built in 1943 as coal burners for freight work. Around it, the museum's collection takes in a baggage car, a commuter car and a caboose, along with railroad artifacts and a model train layout.
Around the Depot
Grant Beach is one of Springfield's registered neighborhoods, and the museum's home city is the third most populous in Missouri and the largest in the Ozarks region. Nicknamed the "Queen City of the Ozarks" and "The Birthplace of Route 66," Springfield is headquarters to Bass Pro Shops and the adjoining Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, sits close to Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, and offers visitors everything from Fantastic Caverns and Dickerson Park Zoo to the 35-mile Frisco Highline Trail running north to Bolivar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Railroad Historical Museum Inc. located?
Railroad Historical Museum Inc. is located in MO.
How do I get tickets to Railroad Historical Museum Inc.?
Tickets and current schedules are available on the operator's official website at http://www.rrhistoricalmuseum.zoomshare.com/.