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Spiked! – Joliet Railroad Museum
March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
ALL ABOARD for an evening of food, drinks and dueling pianos at Joliet’s newest museum!
The Joliet Railroad Museum, a repurposed switching tower that has stood at one of the busiest rail intersections on the continent for over a century, will open for a special evening event on Friday, March 7th from 7-10 pm. The Railroad Museum, dedicated in 2024, is located inside the former Union Depot Tower, which was preserved as part of the City of Joliet’s Gateway Transportation Center complex. The Railroad Museum, operated by the Joliet Area History Museums (JAHM), celebrates the City’s past, present and future as an international transportation hub. The Museum is also an ideal vantage point for the internationally popular pastime of railfanning, or train-watching, and has preserved the UD Towers original mechanical and electric controls that coordinated the movement of trains through this critical intersection decades before computers took over.
What’s included with your admission:- Entertainment – Dueling Pianos by Greg Woods Music- Entry into the Railroad Museum & Train Viewing Area- Heavy Appetizers & Cash Bar- Free Parking in the surrounding parking lots –
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Register & Info: Admission is $30 for JAHM Members & $40 for General Public, and you can register at www.jolietmuseum.org
The Joliet Railroad Museum is located in the Joliet Gateway Transportation Center at 90 E. Jefferson St. in Joliet. This is an age 21+ event.