Illinois Railway Museum
The Illinois Railway Museum (IRM, is a railroad museum located in Union, Illinois, it is also 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.Photo: Slambo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
January—March: closed
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:30 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: railway museum in Union, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Illinois Electric Railway Museum”
- Address: 7000 Olson Road, Union, IL 60180
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union and Coral.
Union
Village
Union is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 551 at the 2020 census.
Coral
Village
Coral is an Unincorporated community village and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 16. Coral is situated 2 miles west of Illinois Railway Museum.
Marengo
Town
Marengo is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States on the Kishwaukee River. It lies approximately 60 miles west northwest of Chicago and approximately 30 miles east of Rockford. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,568. Marengo is situated 4½ miles west of Illinois Railway Museum.
Illinois Railway Museum
- Categories: railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Coral Township, McHenry County, Northern Illinois, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.22643° or 42° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
-88.52617° or 88° 31′ 34″ westElevation
873 feet (266 metres)Open location code
86JH6FGF+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 169211901OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5999618
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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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