Illinois Railway Museum
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM, is a railroad museum located in Union, Illinois, and the largest railroad museum in the United States. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area at 7000 Olson Road in Union, Illinois, 55 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of 873 feet (266 metres)
- …is also known as “Illinois Electric Railway Museum”
- Description: railway museum in Union, Illinois, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union and Coral.
Union
Village
Union is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Union is situated 1½ miles northwest of Illinois Railway Museum.
Marengo
Town
Marengo is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States on the Kishwaukee River. Marengo is situated 5 miles northwest of Illinois Railway Museum.
Illinois Railway Museum
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Latitude
42.21141° or 42° 12′ 41″ north
Longitude
-88.52648° or 88° 31′ 35″ west
Open location code
86JH6F6F+HC
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Illinois Railway Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊利諾伊鐵路博物館”
- Chinese: “伊利諾伊鐵道博物館”
- Chinese: “伊利諾鐵路博物館”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון הרכבת של אילינוי”
- Japanese: “イリノイ鉄道博物館”
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