Take a trip back in time to when trains were the fastest and classiest way to go at the Rock Island Railroad Museum. As the former Western Division Headquarters for the Rock Island, Fairbury dispatched all Rock Island trains west of Des Moines before closing in 1980.

Rock Island Railroad Depot Museum, Fairbury, Nebraska. 774 likes · 148 were here. Community Museum.

Fairbury’s Depot, which housed the Western Division Headquarters of the Rock Island Railroad, is now a Rock Island Railroad museum.It houses Rock Island Railroad artifacts and displays memorabilia donated by former railroad employees and their families.

The Rock Island Railroad Museum, offers visitors a unique window into the past. A history of travel and trade is presented through train coaches from 1882, rail cars from the 1940s, and interactive exhibits and activities.

Fairbury's Depot, which housed the Western Division Headquarters of the Rock Island Railroad, is now a Rock Island Railroad museum. It houses Rock Island Railroad artifacts and displays, memorabilia donated by former railroad employees and their families.

The Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum is located in Fairbury, Nebraska, and is a historical landmark that showcases the history of the railroad in the area. The museum is housed in a restored 1892 Rock Island Railroad Depot, which is listed on the National Register of …

Railroad history at its finest at original depot, benches to sit and ponder what it was like years ago when people traveled by train, and two stories to explore; plus, the model train display on the second floor.

These museum displays illustrate how our Rock Island town currently hosts a rural farm hub, provides a trailhead for the “rails to trails” Rock Island Trail State Park, preserves the past with five historic buildings trailside, and supports an energized community on US Hwy 50.

The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway) [1] (reporting marks CRI&P, RI, ROCK) was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.

Rock Island / Santa Fe Railroad Museum. The old Rock Island track that runs between Peoria and Bureau, IL, is used by Iowa Interstate Railroad.