Wichita_Falls_Railroad_Museum

Wichita Falls Railroad Museum

Wichita Falls Railroad Museum

History museum in Texas

Prior to closure,[1] the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum was a railroad museum in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was founded in 1980 to establish a museum of railroad, streetcar, and pioneer history.[2] Starting its existence in the town's historic Depot Square, it changed locations over time, but had since 1992 been located back in Depot Square.[2]

Rolling stock included the Fort Worth and Denver Railway No. 304 steam locomotive,[2] and the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad ("Katy") diesel switcher 1029,[2] as well as Commuter Cars, Pullman Troop Sleepers, Dining Cars, Post Office and Baggage Cars, Cabooses and more.[3]

The museum closed in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Museum officials originally agreed with the City of Wichita Falls, which owned the museum building, to terminate the lease and, by the end of 2021, ship the contents to the Museum of North Texas History, also in Wichita Falls.[1] However, by May of 2022, no final plan regarding what to do with the artifacts had been approved by the City of Wichita Falls, and the artifacts remained behind locked gates in their old location.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Museum of North Texas History to preserve contents of Wichita Falls Railroad Museum". P.J. Green, TexomasHomepage.com, March 2, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "About". Facebook Page of the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Museums, Galleries and Historic Sites". Wichita Falls, Texas. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Railroad museum still shuttered, future undecided". Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News, May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

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