National Railroad Museum

A $17 million project expanded the indoor display area and added a plaza along the river. Opened on September 20, 2025, it used $7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds contributed by the state of Wisconsin. ==Rolling stock==

Steam Locomotives Diesel locomotives Electric locomotives Passenger cars Freight cars Maintenance of way cars Cabooses cupola caboose Other equipment ==Other collections==

The museum's archives hold corporate records and documents, annual reports, maps, mechanical and engineering drawings, oral histories, and ephemera. The holdings represent various railroad companies, labor unions, and fraternal organizations. Its library holds works on the social, economic, political, and cultural aspects of U.S. railroading history. The National Railroad Museum holds over 5,000 artifacts, including textiles, uniforms, tools and personal items. Its photograph collection includes 15,000 photographic prints, slides, and film negatives of U.S. railroading since 1890. Bauer Drum Head Gallery In 1999, Frederick Bauer donated his collection of over three dozen drumheads to the museum. Drumheads are one of the rarest railroading memorabilia. When train cars were removed from service many of these were scrapped along with the cars they were on. The gallery features touchscreen displays with narration to provide more information on the route symbolized on the drumhead. ==Capital campaign==

As of 2019, the museum was working to raise money to build a roundhouse to surround its current buildings (except the train station) to shelter from the weather the locomotives and cars displayed in the open pavilion. ==See also==