Transport Museums in Wisconsin - Aerospace Museums in Wisconsin, Automobile Museums in Wisconsin, Maritime Museums in Wisconsin (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Aerospace Museums in Wisconsin, Automobile Museums in Wisconsin, Maritime Museums in Wisconsin, Railroad Museums in Wisconsin, National Railroad Museum, Eaa Airventure Museum, Harley-Davidson Museum, White Glove Collection, East Troy Electric Railroad, Mid-Continent Railway Museum, National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame, Sylvanus Wade House, Madeline Island Historical Museum, Camp Five Museum, Mitchell Gallery of Flight, Colfax Railroad Museum, Discovery World, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Western Union Junction Railroad Museum. Excerpt: The National Railroad Museum (reporting mark NRMX) is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, in suburban Green Bay. The museum is one of the oldest institutions in the United States dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad history. It was founded in 1956 by community volunteers in Green Bay. Throughout its history, patron contributions have continued to create one of the largest railroad preservation institutions in the United States. The National Railroad Museum has a large collection of rolling stock and spanning more than a century of railroading and a number of historic locomotives, including an Aerotrain, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4017 (The world's largest steam locomotive type), and the British Railways A4 Class No. 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower (ex-London