Come visit us at the new Joliet Railroad Museum located at 90 E. Jefferson Street within the City’s Gateway Center Train Station.
The Railroad Museum is a former circa 1913 interlocking signal tower, known locally as Union Depot Tower, that was preserved and incorporated into the new Gateway Center Train Station.
The Joliet Railroad Museum features information on the railroad companies that operated lines through Joliet and their ensuing legacies. It presents the story of collaboration, cooperation and engineering that went into the 1910-1912 track realignment and elevation project, which included the construction of historic Joliet Union Station and Union Depot Tower. The Railroad Museum also features the mechanisms and controls that coordinated the movement of trains through this critical intersection of east-west and north-south rail travel.
The Joliet Railroad Museum is operated by the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The Railroad Museum is ADA accessible. Parking is available in public lots surrounding the train station as well as street parking.
Joliet was named among the Top Ten Train Watching Spots in the Chicago area and is known worldwide as the “Railroad Capital” in Trains Magazine. Watch trains come and go from all directions from the Tower’s third story at the Joliet Railroad Museum.
The Railroad Museum is a former circa 1913 interlocking signal tower, known locally as Union Depot Tower, that was preserved and incorporated into the new Gateway Center Train Station.
The Joliet Railroad Museum features information on the railroad companies that operated lines through Joliet and their ensuing legacies. It presents the story of collaboration, cooperation and engineering that went into the 1910-1912 track realignment and elevation project, which included the construction of historic Joliet Union Station and Union Depot Tower. The Railroad Museum also features the mechanisms and controls that coordinated the movement of trains through this critical intersection of east-west and north-south rail travel.
The Joliet Railroad Museum is operated by the Joliet Area Historical Museum. The Railroad Museum is ADA accessible. Parking is available in public lots surrounding the train station as well as street parking.
Joliet was named among the Top Ten Train Watching Spots in the Chicago area and is known worldwide as the “Railroad Capital” in Trains Magazine. Watch trains come and go from all directions from the Tower’s third story at the Joliet Railroad Museum.
Hours of Operation: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 10AM – 2:30PM
Address: 90 East Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60432 - Within City's Gateway Center Train Station
Admission: $5 General Admission / Free for Joliet Area Historical Museum Members
Parking: Available in public lots surrounding the Train Station, as well as metered street parking. The museum is ADA accessible with ADA parking located in rear of building
Address: 90 East Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60432 - Within City's Gateway Center Train Station
Admission: $5 General Admission / Free for Joliet Area Historical Museum Members
Parking: Available in public lots surrounding the Train Station, as well as metered street parking. The museum is ADA accessible with ADA parking located in rear of building