The Mid-Continent Railway Museum is a museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, dedicated to the history and heritage of the railroad. The museum has a number of permanent displays and also hosts train rides aboard preserved historical trains. The exhibits primarily focus on the history of the railroad from the upper Midwest around the turn of the 20th century. There are three steam locomotives that are being restored as well as a number of other steam and diesel locomotives and more than 100 other pieces of rolling stock on display. The museum also has a large collection of wooden passenger cars, which is the largest of its type in the country. The train depot is original and was built in 1894 and later moved to the museum’s current location.

E8948 Museum Road, North Freedom, WI 53951, Phone: 608-522-4261

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