Savanna Train Car Museum

Savanna Train Car Museum
25 Main Street
Savanna IL 61074
Hours of Operation: Staffed April Through November Weather Permitting
10-AM to 2-PM Daily or As Posted
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL 815-273-3292 FAX 815-273-7594
e-mail: mdl@grics.net

The Savanna Train Car Project has been a labor of love since 1984, when a dedicated group felt that railroading was an important part of Savanna's history and initiated steps to preserve the train car for future generations to enjoy. Through personal loans, donations, bake sales, charity events, pancake breakfasts and railroad days this piece of Savanna's history has been saved.
The Savanna Train Car Museum was established in 2006 and has accepted the responsibility of preserving this valued railroad car for future generations to explore and gain a better understanding of preserving history and to work towards keeping this vision vitally alive.
We are confident the public will continue to support this valued project through donations and providing items for display in the Train Car. Follow this link to see a sample of the items in the museum.
The Train Car Museum includes a gift shop area featuring T-Shirts, caps, train sets, music, and various other railroad themed items. Click here to see some of the many items we have on display in the museum.

The primary mission of the Savanna Train Car Museum Board is to preserve and interpret the
archaeologies and histories of all the railroad people who lived and worked in Savanna after its inception
in the year 1829. The secondary mission of the Board is to retain the train car for the purpose of preserving railroad artifacts of the surrounding area, in order to complement the primary purpose and to offer a more thorough understanding of the historical contributions of the people of this region.