MCRM
P.O. Box 358
E8948 Museum Rd.
North Freedom, WI 53951
Telephone:
608-522-4261
800-930-1385
FAX:
608-522-4490
email contacts:
, office
, gift shop
SNOW TRAIN! – We are closed for the season, but our next special event is the 37th annual SNOW TRAIN, February 10-12, 2011. Make your reservations now to ride in one of our steam heated coaches or First Class cars, or even a coal-stove heated caboose.
Coach trains run Friday at 11:30, 1:00, and 2:30 p.m.
On Saturday and Sunday, trains depart at 10:00, 11:30, 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 pm. Coach and caboose trains depart at 11:40, 1:10 and 2:40 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Try our First Class service for a special treat, with hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Dinner tains run as usual on Friday and Saturday evenings at 6:30 p.m. with dinner by Elite Catering of Baraboo. Click the Snow Train link above for train times and more details.
C&NW 1385 SPECIAL ISSUE GAZETTE NOW AVAILABLE – To celebrate the announcement of the Wagner Foundation Challenge Grant and the resumption of restoration work on Mid-Continent's flagship locomotive C&NW 1385, a special issue of the Mid-Continent Railway Gazette has been printed and can be purchased through the webstore.
$250,000 CHALLENGE GRANT FOR 1385 ANNOUNCED – The Wagner Foundation of Lyons, Wisconsin has announced a $250,000 challenge grant to restore Mid-Continent's star steam locomotive, Chicago & North Western No. 1385. Read the News Release HERE and help us meet the challenge by donating HERE.
STEAM & STEEL: SONGS OF RAILROAD'S GOLDEN AGE – Fund raising at Mid-Continent Railway Museum has taken on a more harmonious tone this year with the release of an original music CD entitled Steam & Steel: Songs of Railroad’s Golden Age. A collection of ten railroad themed songs, including nine original compositions by Mid-Continent member Ken Hojnacki, performed by Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist Laurie Lewis and her band, they range in style from bluegrass to country to folk.
Read the The Story Behind the Songs of Railroad's Golden Age, which includes not only the back story but song lyrics, pictures and soon, song samples.
Order yours through our secure webstore or by calling our office at 800-930-1385.
WE'RE ON FACEBOOK – Yes, believe it or not, Mid-Continent Railway Museum is now on Facebook, the social media site. Stay up to date with the latest news and photos from our turn of the (20th) century operation by going to our 21st century Facebook page HERE.
WOODEN CAR BUILDERS — The Rolling Stock website, a fantastic resource for historical information, data, photos and more on wooden railroad cars and builders. This is an independent effort on the part of Mr. Hayes Hendricks, who recently donated the content of his website to Mid-Continent Railway Museum, where it is now hosted.
We are still working on long-term repairs from the devastating Flood of 2008 with help from our Flood Relief Fund. If you wish to donate, you may visit our on-line donation form or print a paper form from our Gift page.
Mid-Continent is an outdoor living history museum and operating railroad recreating, preserving, and interpreting the small town/shortline way of life from the "Golden Age of Railroading" spanning the years 1880 to 1916. Help us preserve this experience for others to enjoy by making a donation, and consider joining us as a member!
The entire contents of this website is ©2009 Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc. Please respect the copyright of our contributing photographers. Any copying, redistribution, or reuse of files, photos, text, or graphics from this website without written permission is prohibited, with the exception of the Media Kit under the terms outlined on those pages.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We would like to thank the following people for making this site possible: John Gruber, Ray Buhrmaster, Don Meyer, Dennis and Marcia Elliott, Bill Buhrmaster, Jim Neubauer, Jeff Haertlein, Jeff Bloohm, Don Ginter, Glenn Guerra, Mike Harrington, Bill Raia, John Decker, Herman Page, Dick Goddard, Stan Searing, Forrest Van Schwartz, David Mattoon, Philip A. Weibler, Paul Swanson, Carl Bierman and Leah Rosenow. Pat Weeden, Webmaster.