Kankakee Railroad Museum, Illinois, United States
4.5 (37 reviews) Saturday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent Ranking #1 in Kankakee Speciality Museums • Historical & Heritage Tours
Awesome compact museum of rail history
As the song says " the train pulls out of Kankakee......the Spirit of New Orleans ". Amtrak still runs 6 trains thru here daily. The museum is packed with incredible information, well kept, and has a wonderful volunteer staff. Definitely worth a visit, even for non-train buffs.
Address
197 S East Ave, Kankakee, Illinois, United States, Postal Code: 60901-3834.
Mobile
Website
http://kankakeerrmuseum.com
Working hours
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Friday : 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 17:15
User Ratings
4.5 based on (37 reviews)
Excellent
54%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
3%
Terrible
3%
Reviews
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5FabWalrus 5:00 PM Nov 8, 2014
A pleasant Sunday afternoon
A very enjoyable private tour and great layouts to see with our 19 month old son. The guys in the museum clearly love what they do and were excited to show our son each different train layout. Only a $2 donation per adult. There was a birthday party finishing up just as we arrived; looked like fun. Definitely worth a visit.
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4LFL101 5:00 PM Mar 24, 2014
Call Ahead
I wish I had seen the reviews on TripAdvisor before we tried to visit the RR museum, then I would have known to call ahead. We were there last year and it was not completely open. We were able to see the room in the depot with the large model train setup but not able to tour the train cars. The men there said the boss had gone out of town and they didn't have the keys. They were very apologetic and told us we didn't have to pay the admission fee but we put in the $ anyway, jokingly told them to use it to get a spare set of keys. It's a small community museum run by volunteers trying to do their best, most likely with limited resources so I give them an E for effort hence my rating of Very Good. An Average rating seemed too coldhearted and I think they should be supported in their efforts. Lesson learned - when visiting small local museums, call ahead.
