Visit to the Railways Museum

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Jack thought the train museum was a blast! This little museum was located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and it's not nearly as publicized as the Union Pacific Museum. In fact, I can't even find a link online anywhere to a website for it - that's how little it was.

The admission included a tour of the boarding station and all of the memorabilia. Upstairs in the boarding station, the entire floor was filled with working models trains in complicated scenic landscapes. Two people have the full-time job of tinkering with the trains and building more landscapes for that area, keeping everything running smoothly. It was very neat to watch the four trains come and go through the glass, and we really had to pull Jack away from it to get him to the next thing.

Once back outside, we had three very in-depth tours of the trains in the yard. Each of the trains were from different eras, and our guide explained to us the transitions that trains have come through to be what they are today. We all climbed into the trains, and the boys posed for lots of pictures.




Inside, on the ground floor, Jack was mesmerized by the R/C trains, especially the Thomas one.


A.J. climbs into the old 915 Engine.


1937 Union Pacific train, decommissioned in 1962. All of the trains were donated to the museum.


A.J. walking on the tracks.

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You can find all of this roll of film here.