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Virgin Hyperloop Pegasus Pod
Feature Fridays are back at The National Museum of Transportation in May 2025! Come hear the backstories of five of the Museum’s artifacts. Regular Museum admission applies, but you do not need to make a reservation. Just gather by the artifact.
May 9, 2025, Reading “Black Diamond”
10:00 a.m.
May 16, 2025, A.L. Dyke
(meet at A.L. Dyke Steam Car in the Earl C. Lindburg
Automobile Building)
10:00 a.m.
May 23, 2025, New York & Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive #170
10:00 a.m.
May 30, 2025, New York Central, #2933 “Mohawk Locomotive”
10:00 a.m.
Go here for the full flyer with the artifacts depicted.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
We invite you to come visit the National Museum of Transportation! Full of photographic opportunities, historic artifacts, model trains and aircraft, the first F/A-18 Super Hornet, and a Virgin Hyperloop Pegasus pod from the Smithsonian, the Museum is open Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., subject to close due to inclement weather. TNMOT is primarily an outdoor facility. Please call 314.289.3508, ext. 4, for weather updates.
Our knowledgeable tour guides are available in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center to answer your questions about our vintage vehicles. Public guided tours are available at 10 a.m. each open day, weather permitting, no reservation required. Much of our extensive 70-piece locomotive collection is covered under the Roberts Pavilion, plus more nearby, for safe exploring. A tour guide is on hand at the pavilion ready to reply to your inquiries.
The Major Lee Berra Creation Station
The Major Lee Berra Creation Station, an interactive transportation-themed play and educational area geared to one- to five-year olds, has boarding times Monday through Friday, at 9:15 | 10:30 | 11:45 a.m., with an additional $3 per person fee.
The Wm F. Ross Special Miniature Train
The Wm. F. Ross Special Miniature Train operates rides twice around a substantial portion of TNMOT’s property, with knowledgeable and friendly conductors narrating the trip. Train tickets are $7 extra for unlimited rides available Monday – Friday, from 9:20 a.m. – 1:20 p.m., weather and mechanicals permitting.
The Trolley
The historic trolley/streetcar rides are free with Museum admission. The trolley is operated by experienced volunteer conductors Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., subject to weather, mechanicals, car and crew availability.