Oklahoma Railway Museum
The Oklahoma Railway Museum (reporting mark OKRX)[1] is a railroad museum located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Location
The museum is located at 3400 Northeast Grand Boulevard and is situated in a former railroad depot.
History
Museum co-founder Jim Murray Jr. conceived the idea for a railway museum located in Oklahoma City during the 1990s. He envision the museum would be located in a vacant lot in the northeast section of the city.[2]
Murray and his partners began acquiring land, as well as a railroad track, surrounding 400 NE Grand Blvd. beginning in 1997.[2] The Oklahoma Railway Museum opened to the public at that location in 2002.[2] In 2003, a the first railroad depot was moved from Oakwood, Oklahoma, to the museum grounds for display.[2] A track was also installed to allow locomotives to run.[2]
Operations
The museum operates working diesel locomotives and has a full assortment of railcars. The museum does children's birthday parties in cabooses and hosts a "Day Out with Thomas".
Rolling stock
Multiple diesel and 1 steam locomotive. Passenger, maintenance of way, and freight equipment from many different roads.
References
- ↑ Railinc, Search MARKs, accessed September 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Medley, Robert (2013-05-13). "Oklahoma Railway Museum co-founder dies from stroke at age 70, museum lives on". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- Sepulpa Daily Herald - August 20, 2007 - Train museum opens eyes to another era
- CNHI News Service – The Edmond Sun, September 25, 2006 – All aboard to the railway museum "...a group of dedicated volunteers who thought they could, and they did create an entertaining and educational museum honoring the state’s railroad history."
- Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
External links
Coordinates: 35°30′19″N 97°28′00″W / 35.50528°N 97.46667°W