Movement of the Museum's Union Pacific locomotive #4018 is scheduled for this coming Sunday, June 16.  Although no exact time has been established, departure from Fair Park will likely take place during mid-morning hours.  Times and dates are subject to change.  We will endeavor to provide as much advance information as possible.

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Frisco steam locomotive #4501 arrived at its new home in Frisco, Texas late last night.  At 11:00pm, BNSF crews eased the 800,000 lb. locomotive into the Museum of the American Railroad's new site where it will entertain and educate new generations of North Texans.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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After exhausting several other sources, the Museum requested the assistance of Kansas City Southern Lines for the donation of an additional boxcar. KCS graciously agreed to provide an additional car and it arrived at the Museum a few weeks ago.

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“Done!”  Track work at the Museum’s Frisco site was completed today with a ceremonial driving of the last spikes.  Borrowing the word that was telegraphed across the nation in 1869 when the first Transcontinental Railway was finished, we are proud to reach this major benchmark in the construction project.

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Martin Marietta Materials made a significant contribution to the Museum’s Phase IA construction project in Frisco in the form of ballast at a greatly reduced cost.

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Track construction at the Museum of the American Railroad’s Frisco site has begun!  Workers with Trac-Work, Inc. began placing new crossties on the westernmost end of what will become the Museum’s tail track.  The first 300 feet of track material was put in place today as part of a 4,000 foot Phase IA track construction project.

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The Museum’s Santa Fe Tower 19 now has the distinction of being the first piece in the collection to arrive in Frisco.  The Tower was moved onto the site at 1:15am today following a nearly 3 ½ hour trek from Fair Park.  The intermediate and top floors moved one behind the other on separate sets of bogies along streets through East Dallas, North Dallas, and finally up Preston Road to the Frisco city limits.  They then traveled west along the 121 service road and finally north along the Dallas North Tollway service road to Cotton Gin Road.

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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. 

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The Bass family of Dallas has endorsed the move of the Museum of the American Railroad to Frisco, along with a $20,000.00 gift toward construction of new facilities.  Alice W. Bass provided a $10,000.00 contribution which was matched by the Richard D. Bass Foundation. 

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The Museum of the American Railroad received a $100,000 contribution toward movement of its collection to its new home in Frisco, Texas.  The funds, made possible by an anonymous donor, will be applied to the costs associated with moving two historic structures.

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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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The lawsuit brought against the Museum of the American Railroad by the City of Dallas following its decision to move to Frisco has been dismissed.  Judge Martin Hoffman of the 68th District Court ordered dismissal of the suit today after both parties agreed to a settlement.

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The Museum of the American Railroad will hold a groundbreaking at its new 12.34-acre site in Frisco, Texas, on May 31, 2011.  The event kicks off the initial construction phase of a project that will relocate one of the nation’s finest collections of 20^th Century railroad artifacts and exhibits from Dallas’ Fair Park.

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The Stemmons Foundation has graciously contributed $50,000 toward the Museum’s construction and relocation project in Frisco.  “We are delighted to be able to help in the creation of the Museum of the American Railroad and support its exciting project in Frisco,” said Mary Lee Virden, the Foundation’s Manager.

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The 1948 ALCO PA-1 diesel-electric locomotive recently gifted by the Smithsonian Institution to the Museum of the American Railroad has arrived in Frisco, Texas.

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The ALCO PA-1 Diesel locomotive recently donated to the Museum of the American Railroad by the Smithsonian Institution has been loaded onto flatcars and readied for movement to Frisco, Texas. 

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Trains always make great Christmas gifts, especially when they’re life-sized!  The Kansas City Southern Railway has generously donated a surplus boxcar to the Museum of the American Railroad to be added to its permanent collection.

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Prominent Dallasites Ellen Higginbotham Rogers and John DeGolyer Maxson will Co-Chair the Museum’s Capital Campaign in 2011.  As a result, the Museum’s campaign to raise construction funds for its new site in Frisco will have even greater momentum and visibility in the New Year.

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DALLAS, TX:  The Museum of the American Railroad has received a lead gift from Mr. John D. “Jack” and Sally S. Maxson.  The Maxsons are lifelong residents of Dallas.  They have graciously contributed $50,000.00 to the Museum as its Capital Campaign for the Frisco site moves forward.  This is a substantial cash gift toward the Museum’s goal of $500,000.00 for construction of its Phase 1A facilities in Frisco.

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FRISCO, TX:  The Museum of the American Railroad has added a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institution to its permanent collection.  The model PA-1 locomotive will join the museum’s Historic Santa Fe Railway Collection, which comprises several other prized pieces from the line.  Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, NY, the locomotive is one of a handful of its type still in existence.

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The Museum of the American Railroad has taken delivery of the track material to be used in the Phase 1 construction

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Museum of the American Railroad will participate in National Endowment for the Arts' (NEA) Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010.

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The Museum of the American Railroad has engaged the Australian firm Freeman-Ryan Design to provide conceptual planning and prepare design specifications for its new museum in Frisco, Texas.

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Frisco’s Planning & Zoning Commission approved the museum’s Preliminary Site Plan by a vote of 5-0.  The plan provides for three phases of construction over a 25-year period. 

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Museum of the American Railroad officials signed, and the Frisco City Council approved, a formal agreement that finalizes plans to move the Fair Park collection of trains to a new site in Frisco.

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The Museum of the American Railroad has entered into an agreement with the City of Frisco to relocate its permanent collection and operations to that city.

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