PLANES, TRAINS,
AUTOMOBILES.
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The Museum’s rail and transit collections have grown to encompass more than 190 major exhibits. Our collection is recognized as the largest collection of transportation vehicles in the world. Please bring a camera or cell phone to snap photos. Your cell will also come in handy to open QR codes that explain artifact histories and tell their stories.

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CHOO, CHOO.

The museum is home to rail artifacts including the Boston & Providence Railroad Passenger Coach built in 1833; Providence “Daniel Nason”; the Union Pacific #4006 (“Big Boy”), the largest successful steam locomotive ever built; and the 6,600-hp, two-engine Union Pacific diesel #6944 (“Centennial”), built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in 1971 and more.

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VROOM, VROOM.

The motors in the collection are usually silent, but the “Wow’s” are pretty loud. On display in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, the road vehicle collection of over 200 items includes a 1901 automobile built by the St. Louis Motor Carriage Co.—the oldest of only nine such cars known to still be in existence—as well as the only operational Chrysler turbine car on public display and more.

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BOATS, PLANES.

By land or by sea; included in our range of watercraft, aircraft and other items is a Douglas Aircraft. The twin-engine 1943 Douglas Aircraft product, the military version of the DC-3, is believed to have been used by United States forces in the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Right next to this historical airplane, walk the decks of the H.T. Pott tugboat, the first tug to have an all-steel welded hull.

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MAPS, SCHEDULE & SPEEDY McWHEELS ADVENTURES!
GARDENS AT OUR MUSEUM
OPPORTUNITIES
TO CONNECT WITH NATURE
Did you know...we have gardens on all 3 levels of our museum maintained with the generous help of dedicated volunteers?

Native and sustainable plants are incorporated into all of our plantings that help birds, butterflies, and other pollinators.

Special exhibits are located at:
* Pollinator Junction right next to the miniature railroad station
* Rain Garden by the far end of our main parking lot

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BARRETT’S LANDING CAFÉ

FOOD AND DRINK

Barrett’s Landing Cafe’ is a great place to visit for lunch. Grab a meal, quick snack, or an on-the-move bite. It’s just “plane” good. Featuring menu items for every eater—picky or not—or even just a cup of coffee to start the day. Please remember that outside food and drink are allowed to be consumed only in designated outdoor picnic areas, with limited interior dining availability for items procured inside the museum. The cafe’ is open for purchases. We have new COLD grab and go sandwiches and lunch for the whole family inside Barrett Station Depot. The Treehouse Picnic Station offers cold grab and go sandwiches, nachos, drinks, ice cream, chips, cookies and souvenir gift items. Here is the grab’n go menu.

See below for our everyday menu.

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BOXCAR BOUTIQUE

GIFTS AND COLLECTIBLES

The Boxcar Boutique is located right inside the main museum building, and now conveniently with a limited inventory online! Browse the online store or stop by for the perfect commemorative piece or gift for that transportation-loving kid or kidult in your life. Check out our eBay store within the online boutique for that extra special collectible item.

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