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Travelers Advisory:

The Museum's Frisco site is currently under construction and not open to the public.

Please visit our interim exhibits at the Frisco Heritage Museum two blocks north.

Museum of the American Railroad
Interim Offices, Exhibits, and
Museum Store
 Located in the Frisco Heritage Museum
6455 Page Street, Frisco, TX 75034
(214) 428-0101

Heritage Museum Hours of Operation:
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, 1pm - 5pm

Please phone Artreach Booking Service to schedule educational programs or in-class presentations
(214) 219-2049

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Voted “Best Railroad Museum in TX, OK, AR, LA, KS, and MO,” by Cowcatcher 2012 Gold Rail Awards!

Founded in 1963, the Museum of the American Railroad is a not-for-profit Texas corporation dedicated to celebrating the heritage and exploring the future of railroads through historic preservation, research, and educational programming. The museum collects artifacts and archival material from the railroad industry to exhibit and interpret their significance in American life and culture. Exhibits and general programs are provided year-round.  Educational programs are available to local schools and universities through study trips, in-class programming & outreach, and online resources.

The Museum has embarked on its most ambitious project to date, the relocation of collections and operations from Dallas’ Fair Park to Frisco, Texas – a suburb 30 miles to the north.  The 1.8 acre Fair Park location was closed in November of 2011 to prepare the historic structures and rolling stock for movement.  The Frisco site is currently under construction. A graduated opening of the new location is anticipated in mid 2013.  The Museum currently maintains interim offices, exhibits, and retail at the Frisco Heritage Museum located a few hundred yards north of the new, permanent site.  For additional information about the move, click the Frisco tab above.
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Sir Topham Hatt on Univision!
Sir Topham Hatt on Univision!
Sir Topham Hatt made a special appearance on Univision this morning!  Don't miss the final weekend of Day Out with Thomas in Grapevine, April 19-21.  For tickets, phone toll free 866-468-7630 or click here.
Day Out with Thomas Returns!
Day Out with Thomas Returns!
Thomas the Tank Engine will chug into the Grapevine Vintage Railroad in historic downtown Grapevine April 12-14 and 19-21, 2013. Thomas & Friends celebrate the 2013 The Go Go Thomas Tour! Tickets are available at TicketWeb by phoning toll free 1-866-468-7630 or online by clicking here.
Dallas Morning News Features MAR Volunteers
Dallas Morning News Features MAR Volunteers
Follow this link to view the latest Dallas Morning News coverage of the Museum's move from Dallas to Frisco, Texas! Our thanks to all of our volunteers for their hard work on this project.
TXI Provides Support for Museum Construction Projects
TXI Provides Support for Museum Construction Projects
Dallas-based Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) has generously agreed to donate concrete for several projects at the Museum's Frisco site. The company, a long-time supplier of concrete to North Texas, has pledged to provide an initial amount of concrete on a donation basis, with additional amounts at a reduced cost.
First Museum Pieces Arrive in Frisco
First Museum Pieces Arrive in Frisco
Just after 4:00pm this afternoon, a BNSF engine and crew eased the first pieces of the Museum's rolling stock collection onto the Frisco site. Taking less than an hour and a half to travel from BNSF's Irving yard, the special train consisted of Santa Fe Motorcar M-160, M-K-T Dining Car #438, Pullman Sleeping Car Glen Nevis, two Armour Ice Reefer Cars, and a 40-ft T&P boxcar.
BNSF Railway Makes Major Contribution to Museum's Frisco Project
BNSF Railway Makes Major Contribution to Museum's Frisco Project
Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway recently completed installation of a switch in its main line through Frisco to provide rail access to the Museum's new site on Cotton Gin Road. The switch will allow the Museum's 40-piece collection of historic locomotives and rail cars to move the 55 rail miles between Dallas and Frisco and enter its new facility on their own wheels. Many of those pieces are not capable of movement by any other means due to their immense size and weight.
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Amtrak: America's Railroad for 40 Years!
Amtrak: America's Railroad for 40 Years!
In celebration of Amtrak’s 40th anniversary, America’s Railroadsm is offering the public an opportunity to view an Exhibit Train, a unique traveling display showcasing the railroad’s history.  The train will be on display January  7th-8th at the Amtrak Station (1001 Jones Street) in downtown Fort Worth.  Event hours are 10:00am to 4:00pm. 
Amtrak Equipment Display at the Museum of the American Railroad
Amtrak Equipment Display at the Museum of the American Railroad
Join us at the Museum of the American Railroad for an Amtrak equipment display during the State Fair of Texas!  Amtrak’s sleek new Texas Eagle streamliner joins the museum’s collection of vintage trains at Fair Park.
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