Visitor Information
Hours:
The Galesburg Railroad Museum is open for the season. We are open Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m..WE REQUIRE PEOPLE WHO COME TO VISIT TO WEAR MASKS!! We are available for tours of the museum the rest of week by appointment weather permitting. Cars unavailable in inclement weather. Please call 309-368-2858.
Admission:
Adults $6; Children $3 (ages 8 to 16) (ages 7 and under free with paid adult)
Parking:
Available in the city parking lots on Seminary Street and on Mulberry Street
Accessibility:
The collections and exhibits located inside the Museum Building are handicapped accessible; however, the Locomotive 3006 and the rest of the Rolling Stock are not.
Near By Attractions:
- Seminary Street Shops
- Carl Sandburg Birthplace Museum
- Orpheum Theatre
- Browning Museum
- Discovery Depot/Children’s Museum
- Knox College and Old Main (site of historic Lincoln-Douglas debate)
- Amtrak Depot
Near By Restaurants:
- Packing House
- Uncle Billy’s Bakery
- New China
- Landmark Cafe
- Chez Willy’s
For more information on these places and lodging, visit the Galesburg Visitor & Convention Bureau at www.visitgalesburg.com
For more information on the Galesburg Railroad Days Events, visit www.galesburgrailroaddays.com.
Events
GALESBURG RAILROAD MUSEUM IS RAFFLING OFF ROUND TRIP TICKETS FOR TWO:
1st drawing (the breakfast train) Galesburg to kewanee and returning and $50 cash
2nd drawing (shopping trip) galesburg to macomb and returning and $50 cash
tickets are on sale now at the museum Tickets are $5.00 each.
drawing will be on saturday, june 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Need not be present to win. only 100 tickets for each drawing will be sold.
There will be regular rail yard tours on friday, June 24th and Saturday, June 25th each hour from noon to 4 p.m. tICKETS ARE $5.00 A PERSON. tOURS WILL RUN 1 BUS EACH HOUR (12, 1, 2, 3)
vIP tOURS OF THE TOWER & DIESEL SHOP WILL BE $30.00 A PERSON WITH TOURS EACH DAY WITH TWO BUSES: fRIDAY, JUNE 24TH WILL BE AT 4 P.M., SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 4 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH WILL BE AT 1 P.M. THERE WILL BE A LIMIT OF 32 PEOPLE ON EACH BUS.
Knox County Scenic Drive First two weekends in October