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Encyclopedia > List of transport museums

This is a list of transport museums throughout the world. Old transportation systems don't disappear, they often become the park and recreational facilities of future generations. Parts of many dismantled trolley systems in the United States for instance, have become trolley museums. The list of museums is a link page for any museum anywhere. ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ...

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Australia

Archer Park Railway Station is a transport museum in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. ... Mayor Margaret Strelow Area 187 km² Population 59,120 (2003) (ABS) Time zone UTC + 10 Latitude Longitude 23°22. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... HMAS Onslow and HMAS Vampire at the Australian National Maritime Museum The Australian National Maritime Museum is a national maritime museum operated as an independent authority of the Government of Australia, and is at Darling Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) was founded in Sydney in 1933. ... The Town of Bassendean is a Local Government Area of Western Australia, located in the Perth metropolitan area some seven kilometers east of the CBD. The Town of Bassendean maintains 97 km of roads, and has a population of 13,362. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Brisbane Tramway Museum is a transport museum which preserves and displays trams and trolley-buses, most of which operated in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Glenreagh Mountain Railway known as the GMR, was established in 1989 as a heritage tourist railway at Glenreagh, near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. ... Coffs Harbour jetty and harbour, including Muttonbird Island, looking north Location of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales (red) Coffs Harbour is a coastal city and Local Government Area in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Pichi Richi Railway is a tourist railway using parts of the former Central Australia Railway. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Port Augusta (population 15,250) is a town in South Australia. ... Port Adelaide (34°50′ S 138°30′ E) is a suburb of Adelaide that lies about 14 kilometres Northwest of the Adelaide Central Business District. ... The New South Wales Rail Transport Museum located in Thirlmere, New South Wales south-west of Sydney, is a museum dedicated to displaying former locomotives, carriages and goods wagons from the New South Wales Government Railways as well as private operations in NSW. The collection features steam, diesel and electric... Thirlmere, New South Wales is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Qantas Founders Outback Museum is a transport museum at Longreach, Queensland, Australia. ... Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame in Longreach Longreach is a town and shire located in central western Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at 23°42′ S 133°52′ E. Its population of 28,178 (2001 Census) makes it the second-largest settlement in the Territory (the only other towns of significant size... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... The Sydney Tramway Museum is a operating tramway museum, located in Loftus in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. ... Loftus is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Emblems: ? (please edit) Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Whiteman Park is a 4000 hectare (10,000 acre) bushland area located 22 km north of Perth, Western Australia. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Western Australian Museum, Perth. ... Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle (32°03′15″S, 115°44′53″E) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Austria

Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ...

Bermuda

  • Railway Museum and Curiosity Shop, Hamilton

City Hall in Hamilton. ...

Canada

Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress Established: Fort Edmonton: 1795 Town: 1892 City: 1904 Area: 683. ... The Canadian Railway Museum is a transportation museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec that has the largest collection of railway equipment (140 railway vehicles) in Canada. ... Saint-Constant is a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, south of Montreal. ... The Halton County Radial Railway is a working museum of electric street cars and busses. ... Milton (2005 population 56,000) is a town in southern Ontario, Canada, about 40 km west of Toronto on Highway 401, and is the western terminus for GO Transits Milton Line commuter train and bus corridor. ... Kingston, Ontario, is a historic city in Ontario, Canada, located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... Huntsville (2001 population 17,338) is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. ...

People's Republic of China

(help· info) (IPA pei˩ tɕɪŋ˦), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Hong Kong Railway Museum (formerly Tai Po Market Station) The retired Sir Alexander diesel locomotive (#51). ... The position of Tai Po District within the Hong Kong S.A.R. Tai Po District ( lit. ...

Denmark

Odense Palace Saint Canutes Church - the Cathedral of Odense Odense Theatre Odense Railroad Centre Odense is the third largest city in Denmark with 145,554 inhabitants (Odense city January 1, 2004) and the capital of the island of Funen. ...

Estonia

  • Estonian Railway Museum, Haapsalu - [11]

Haapsalu (Swedish & German: Hapsal) is a resort town on the west coast of Estonia. ...

Finland

The Finnish Railway Museum (Finnish: Suomen Rautatiemuseo) is located in Hyvinkää. It was originally founded in 1898 and located in Helsinki. ... Hyvinkää (IPA: /ˈhyʋiŋkæː/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ...

France

  • Musée Français du Chemin de Fer

The Musée Français du Chemin de Fer, or the French National Railway Museum, is located in Mulhouse. ...

Germany

The Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum is a museum in Sinsheim, Germany. ... Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state Baden-Württemberg in the district Rhein-Neckar between Heidelberg and Heilbronn. ... The Hannoversches Strassenbahn Museum or Hanover Tramway Museum comprises a collection of tramcars from all over Germany, and is located on the site of a former potash mine in Sehnde, southeast of the city of Hanover. ... Sehnde is a town in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle in Városliget Városliget or City Park is a middle-large public park (302 acres or 1. ... Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Official website: www. ...

Japan

Museum of Railway (Japanese: 鉄道博物館 Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) is the name for a museum projected to be opened in 2007 or early 2008 in Onari-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Modern Transportation Museum (交通科学博物館; Kōtsū Kagaku Hakubutsukan) is a corporate museum of West Japan Railway Company in Osaka, Japan. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ...

Ireland

The National Transport Museum of Ireland is based in the grounds of the Howth Castle. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... This article is in need of improvement. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Italy

Map of Italy showing La Spezia in the northwest La Spezia is a city in the Liguria region of northern Italy, at the head of La Spezia Gulf. ...

Latvia

  • Latvian Railway History Museum, Riga - [13]

Riga (Latvian: Rīga), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56°58′N 24°8′E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial center...

Lithuania

  • Lithuanian Railway Museum, Vilnius - [14]

Location Ethnographic region Dzūkija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Elderate Number of elderates 20 Coordinates 54°40′N 25°19′E General information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population (rank) 540,318 in 2005 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights...

Mexico

A narrow gauge railroad in Mexico that operated between Mexico City and Puebla via Cuautla, Morelos. ... Cuautla could refer to: Cuautla, Jalisco, Mexico Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Morelos is one of the constituent states of Mexico. ... Places named Merida or Mérida include: Mérida, capital city of Yucatán State in Mexico Mérida, capital city of Extremadura Autonomous Community, Spain Mérida, capital city of Mérida State, Venezuela This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. ... The Mexican state of Puebla is located in the center of the country, to the east of Mexico City. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) in the South of Mexico, about 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Torreón is a city in Coahuila, Mexico. ... Coahuila (formal name: Coahuila de Zaragoza) is one of Mexicos 31 component states. ...

Netherlands

The Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum (literally, Dutch Railway Museum) is the Dutch national railway museum. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ...

New Zealand

Sir Len Southward (who died on 19 February 2004) achieved success with speedboats before settling down to collect cars. ... Kapiti Island seen from Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast. ...

Norway

County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... County Sør-Trøndelag District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2005) Rita Ottervik (A) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Norsk jernbanemuseums logo. ... County Hedmark Landscape Hedemarken Municipality NO-0403 Administrative centre Hamar Mayor (2004) Einar Busterud (By- og bygdelista - The City and Rural areas Party) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 257 351 km² 338 km² 0. ... Veteran train on the Setesdalsbanen, July 23 2003. ... County Vest-Agder Landscape Municipality NO-1014 Administrative centre Vennesla Mayor (2003) Torhild Bramsdal (KrF) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 244 384 km² 362 km² 0. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...

Portugal

  • Museu Nacional Ferroviário, Entrocamento - [22]

Russia

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ...

Serbia

  • Muzej Vazduhoplovstva
  • Zeleznicki Muzej

Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Independence Declared from the Ottoman Empire Gained autonomy 1817 Independence July 13, 1878 Area – Total – % water 88,361 km² n/a Population – Total (2002) (not including data for Kosovo and Metohia Province) – Density 7. ...

Switzerland

The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, in Lucerne, is a museum exhibiting all forms of transportation (including locomotives, automobiles, ships, and aircraft) as well as communications. ... Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: (help· info)) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...

Turkey

The Rahmi M. Koç Museum is a private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to history of transport, industry and communications. ... Satellite image of Istanbul and the Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is Turkeys largest city, and its cultural and economic center. ...

United Kingdom

England

Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my [birth]right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... The British Heritage Motor Centre centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England holds the vehicle collection and archive of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Duxford houses the Imperial War Museums aircraft collection. ... Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... London Canal Museum is situated in the Kings Cross area of London, England, beside Battlebridge Basin on the Regents Canal. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... Metropolitan Railway steam locomotive number 23, the only surviving locomotive from the worlds first underground railway, is preserved in the museum Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city... The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world. ... Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Map sources for Falmouth, Cornwall at grid reference SW810325 Falmouth from the seaside Falmouth: Harbour, National Maritime Museum Cornwall and Pendennis Castle Falmouth (Cornish: Aberfal) is a seaport on the south coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ... The National Motor Museum (originally the Montagu Motor Museum) is a museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England. ... Beaulieu is a small village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ... York is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... A 1931 tram at the museum The National Tramway Museum, or Crich Tramway Village, is the home of many of the trams that used to run through the streets of British cities until the lines were closed in the mid 20th Century. ... Matlock Map sources for Matlock at grid reference SK298601 Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Britain National Waterways Museum is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks in the city of Gloucester in South West England. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ... Newark Air Museum is an air museum located at Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... An Avro Lancaster in the main hangar of the RAF Museum Hendon The Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum) is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation, and the British Royal Air Force in particular. ... Ignore the sign — the Claddagh Ring pub is in Church Road, Hendon somewhat more than 9 miles from Athenry. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... An Avro Lancaster in the main hangar of the RAF Museum Hendon The Royal Air Force Museum (RAF Museum) is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation, and the British Royal Air Force in particular. ... Cosford is a village in Shropshire, England. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... // The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft History Located by the village of Sandtoft, near Belton on the Isle of Axholme, the Museum purchased four acres of land formerly part of RAF Sandtoft in November 1968. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The Yorkshire Air Museum, (RAF Elvington airfield during the World War II), is an air museum in the United Kingdom. ...

Scotland

Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Museum of Flight is an aerospace museum at East Fortune Airfield, East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... The Glasgow Museum of Transport and Industry is located in the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

Northern Ireland

Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked... This article is in need of improvement. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

United States

Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... The Automotive Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame for notable figures in the development of the automobile industry. ... Official website: www. ... Nickname: Valley of the Sun Official website: http://www. ... Auburn is a city located in DeKalb County, Indiana. ... Bandana Square is a small enclosed shopping center in the Energy Park industrial park in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... Motto: Nickname: Location in Ramsey County, Minnesota Founded 1851 Incorporated 1854 County Ramsey County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL) Area  - Total  - Water 145. ... The Brooklyn Historic Railway Associations (BHRA) shop, trolley barn and offices are located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the historic Beard Street Piers (circa 1870). ... Main article: New York City A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Categories: United States-related stubs | Museums in San Francisco | Transport museums ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento is a tribute to the role of the iron horse in connecting California to the rest of the nation. ... Nickname: City of Trees Official website: http://www. ... Old Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. ... Founded in 1940, the Connecticut Trolley Museum is the oldest incorporated museum dedicated to electric railroading in the United States. ... East Windsor is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a narrow gauge heritage railway running between Durango and Silverton, both of which are in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Durango (Navajo: Kinłání) is a city located in La Plata County, Colorado. ... The East Troy Electric Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in East Troy, Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The Flying Heritage Collection is Paul Allens private collection of 20th century military aviation. ... Arlington is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,713. ... A Ford Model T, used for giving tourist rides, is shown above at Greenfield Village. ... Official website: www. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Official website: http://www. ... The only surviving EMD E5 is used regularly on the museums excursion trains, usually pulling the Nebraska Zephyr. ... Union is a village located in McHenry County, Illinois. ... The Indiana Railway Museum is a heritage railway in French Lick, Indiana. ... French Lick is a town located in Orange County, Indiana. ... The Kentucky Railway Museum, located in New Haven, Kentucky, is a non-profit heritage railway and museum for the purpose of education of the public regarding the history and heritage of Kentuckys railroads and the people who built them. ... New Haven is a city located in Nelson County, Kentucky. ... The Midland Railway is an IRS 501c3 not-for-profit organization headquartered in Baldwin City, Kansas. ... Baldwin City is a city located in Douglas County, Kansas, south of Lawrence. ... The Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) is an organization that operates several heritage transportation sites in Minnesota and just across the border in Wisconsin. ... Motto: Nickname: Location in Ramsey County, Minnesota Founded 1851 Incorporated 1854 County Ramsey County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL) Area  - Total  - Water 145. ... Monticello is a city located in Piatt County, Illinois. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Montgomery County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland north of Washington, D.C.. The county, sometimes referred to informally as MoCo, is the most populous and affluent jurisidiction in Maryland. ... Chinese-built 2-8-0 on display at the National Railroad Museum on April 26, 2004. ... Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... The Nevada Northern Railway (AAR reporting mark NN) was built to connect the copper mines and smelter of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Ely is a city located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... The New York Transit Museum is a museum located in an unused New York City Subway station in Brooklyn (Court Street) which displays historical artifacts of the New York Subway and bus systems. ... Main article: New York City A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... The North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina is a transportation museum devoted mostly to rail history, but it also contains antique automobiles and a few aircraft exhibits. ... Spencer is a town located in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. ... The Northwest Railway Museum is a railroad museum located in Snoqualmie, Washington. ... Snoqualmie is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington. ... The Orange Empire Railway Museum was founded in 1956 in Perris, California as the Orange Empire Trolley Museum. ... Perris is a city located in Riverside County, California. ... The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freigh depot in North Tonawanda, New York. ... The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, located on Route 741 just east of Strasburg, opened in 1975. ... The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile, and is located in Lansing, Michigan. ... Official website: http://www. ... Biddeford & Saco Railroad #31 The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, is the worlds oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles. ... Boats on the Kennebunk River between Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Kennebunkport is a town located in York County, Maine. ... The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum is a small museum dedicated to preserving and operating Car number 10 a combination passenger-baggage trolley car made by the Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1896. ... Shelburne Falls is a census-designated place and village located in the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts. ... The Shore Line Trolley Museum is the oldest operating trolley museum in the United States. ... East Haven is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ... The Tennessee Central Railway Museum in Nashville, Tennessee is a small, privately-owned museum which works to preserve the heritage of rail transport in Tennessee and the central south. ... Nickname: Music City Official website: http://www. ... The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum ( initialised TVRM) was founded in 1961 by a group of railfans that did not want to see the steam locomotives go to scrap. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, Chatt-Town, Chattavegas Official website: http://www. ... The Ulster & Delaware Railroad Company was a New York railroad that was built to go from Kingston Point to Oneonta. ... Kingston is a city located in Ulster County, New York, United States. ... Aerial of Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke (The Star City of the South) is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... The Volo Auto Museum is an automobile museum in the Chicago suburb of Volo, Illinois. ... Volo is a village located in Lake County, Illinois. ... The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan who opened in October 1999. ... Auburn Hills is a city located in Oakland County, Michigan. ... The Yankee Air Museum, housed in a hangar at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is a museum dedicated to preserving and displaying historic aircraft and other artifacts pertaining to aviation history. ... Belleville is a city located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

See also

This list is intended as a list of museums in Britain. ... List of heritage railways is a link page for any heritage railway anywhere. ... This is a list of museum ships around the world. ...

External links

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MEXLIST List of Mexican rail and transport museums
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Early museums began as princely collections of art and rare or curious natural objects and artefacts.Museums are usually open to the general public for a fee.
The museum is usually run by a curator, who has a staff that cares for the objects and arranges their display.
Museums often cooperate to sponsor joint and often traveling exhibits on particular subjects where one museum may not have a sufficient collection or where the greatest works on a subject are collected.
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