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Feature Fridays 2026

Posted on by renee-tnmot

National Museum of Transportation Announces “Feature Fridays” Series for May and June

Kirkwood, MO — The National Museum of Transportation invites visitors to take a deeper dive into history with its upcoming “Feature Fridays” series, held throughout May and June.

Each Friday at 11:00 a.m., Museum guests can gather at a designated artifact for an engaging, in-depth presentation highlighting its history, significance, and the stories behind it. From legendary locomotives to unique transportation artifacts, Feature Fridays offer a closer look at some of the Museum’s most fascinating pieces.

All Feature Friday programs are included with regular Museum admission.

Feature Fridays Schedule:

  • May 1 – Norfolk & Western #2156
  • May 8 – Delaware, Lackawanna & Western #952
  • May 15 – SS Admiral
  • May 22 – Alco MRS1
  • May 29 – The Aleutian Passenger Car
  • June 5 – B&O 50
  • June 12 – Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific E-2
  • June 19 – Burlington Silver Charger

Located at 2933 Barrett Station Road, Kirkwood, MO, the National Museum of Transportation has been recognized as one of the Top Five Open Air Museums in the nation for two consecutive years in the USA Today Readers’ Choice Poll.

For more information about the Museum and its programs, visit www.tnmot.org.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Speaker Series at TNMOT

All of our transportation friends and fans are warmly welcome to attend The National Museum of Transportation’s free Speaker Series. The events will be held in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center, on the Don C. Musick III Mezzanine, starting promptly at 9 a.m. and lasting until 10 a.m., on the second Thursday of each month from June through November, 2026.

Reservations are free, but required, due to limited space availability. Member reservations begin on May 1, non-member on June 1, and can be made at tnmot.org. If you plan on attending, please register here. Email us at [email protected] for inquiries or if you need to cancel a reservation to free up a seat. Thanks!

Speakers and topics:

-June 11, Doug Schneider, Route 66: Celebrating the Centennial in 2026

-July 9, Jim Thole, The Neon Highway

-August 13, Cheryl Eichar Jett, Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66

-September 10, Annie Blum, The Admiral and Its Historic Family

-October 8, Ken Velten, U.S. Airlines: From the Wright Brothers to World War II

-November 12, New St. Louis Lambert International Airport Executive Director, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Authors C. E. Jett and A. Blum will have books available to sign and sell.

Sanford N. McDonnell Exhibit

Posted on by Renee Hughes

The National Museum of Transportation has heard our guests’ repeated requests for more plane-related exhibits over the years. They adore our training jet and our World War II “Gooney” with invasion stripes, but they have craved additional aircraft artifacts.

Thanks to the McDonnell family and their generous support, the Museum now has an exquisite Sanford N. McDonnell Tribute Exhibit wing with bountiful amounts of beautiful plane models and history. The exhibit’s presentation is top notch and well worth a visit by any ardent aircraft enthusiast. Hear more here.