Western Union Junction Railroad Museum
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The Western Union Junction Railroad Club, Inc. is a railroad museum
in Sturtevant, Wisconsin
.
It is located across the street from the original location Sturtevant Milwaukee Road
Station, and near the trackage of the Canadian Pacific Railway
. The equipment owned by the museum includes three Milwaukee Road Boxcar
s, a Milwaukee Road Caboose
, a MT14 Fairmont Speeder work train, and several old railway signals.
Hours Open
Sundays May-Oct. 11 AM to 3 PM weather permitting
Special Events
July 3rd Fireworks - open before and after village fire works
Santa Special - Usually first two Sundays In December
Caboose Rails Slide Show - TBT
It is run by the Western Union Junction Railroad Club, Inc.
Railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives , railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.See List of railway museums...
in Sturtevant, Wisconsin
Sturtevant, Wisconsin
Sturtevant is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6599 at the 2009 census.Sturtevant celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.-Geography:Sturtevant is located at ....
.
It is located across the street from the original location Sturtevant Milwaukee Road
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
Station, and near the trackage of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
. The equipment owned by the museum includes three Milwaukee Road Boxcar
Boxcar
A boxcar is a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight. The boxcar, while not the simplest freight car design, is probably the most versatile, since it can carry most loads...
s, a Milwaukee Road Caboose
Caboose
A caboose is a manned North American rail transport vehicle coupled at the end of a freight train. Although cabooses were once used on nearly every freight train, their use has declined and they are seldom seen on trains, except on locals and smaller railroads.-Function:The caboose provided the...
, a MT14 Fairmont Speeder work train, and several old railway signals.
Hours Open
Sundays May-Oct. 11 AM to 3 PM weather permitting
Special Events
July 3rd Fireworks - open before and after village fire works
Santa Special - Usually first two Sundays In December
Caboose Rails Slide Show - TBT
It is run by the Western Union Junction Railroad Club, Inc.