Museum of Transportation - St. Louis, Missouri
Museum of Transportation - St. Louis, Missouri More than 300 pieces including steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight cars, automobiles, streetcars, buses and aircraft.
Explore one of the largest collections of transportation vehicles in the world. They display over seventy real locomotives, intriguing cars, buses, and trolleys dating back to the turn of the century, an aircraft or two, and some interesting riverboat material.
The Creation Station is a hands-on learning environment dedicated to introducing children to all modes of transportation while focusing on developing and enriching the primary early learning skills.
Creation Station - Boarding Times
Tuesday - Friday
9:15, 10:30 & 11:45
and Thursday afternoon at 2 pm
June 1 - August 18th
Monday - Friday
9:15, 10:30 & 11:45
and Thursday 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Admission to Creation Station is $1.50 per person in addition to the regular Museum admission of $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children and senior citizens.
The Earl C. Lindburg Automotive Center
Included in the new exhibit is St. Louis’ oldest express delivery truck - the 1908 Galloway Express Truck, a 1959 Ford experimental gas turbine truck which dramatically advanced turbine technology and a 1901 St. Louis Automobile made by the St. Louis Motor Carriage Company the first successful automobile company west of the Mississippi River. Also included is 1964 ½ Ford Mustang – the original pony car, an operational 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car, and what collection would be complete without a “Tin Lizzie”? The Museum proudly displays a 1915 Ford Model T.
Museum Line Railroad
The Museum of Transportation announces the operation of its miniature Museum Line Railroad: the schedule is as follows:
Weather permitting…
Weekends: April 14th - October 29th
Daily: June 1st - August 31st
$5.00 for unlimited train & trolley rides.
Train operation begins 30 minutes after the park opens and ends 30 minutes prior to park closing.
Train operation closes at 4:30 pm on Thursdays during Daily summer hours.
The locomotives are detailed 24 inch scale replicas of the famous 1863 C.P. Huntington steam locomotive. The original C.P. Huntington was built for the Central Pacific Railroad by Danforth, Cooke & Company of Paterson, New Jersey in 1863 and was shipped from New York to California in an effort to help lay track to Promontory Point, Utah during the creation of the first transcontinental railroad.
Some interesting facts about this miniature train include:
Track is approximately 1 mile
24 inch gauge
Locomotive weighs 6100 pounds
Cars weigh approx. 2700 pounds
Carries 42 adults
Funded by a TEA-21 Grant
Built by Chance Morgan
Costs $365,000
4 cylinder
63 horsepower
Maximum speed of 12 mph
Outdoor Collection
The museum has 27 diesel or other internal combustion locomotives, 10 electrics, one gas-turbine, 45 freight cars, 31 passenger train cars, plus street, interurban and rapid transit cars. Our 33 steam locomotives make up the largest collection in North America, with an example of nearly every major type. This locomotive is hinged in the middle, so the front driving wheels can pivot side-to-side to get around curves.
The Museum of Transportation houses "one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world" according to John H. White, Jr., Curator Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution.
Located on 150 acres, the Museum is situated west of the city of St. Louis on the site of the first man-made railroad tunnels west of the Mississippi River. Visitors may walk up to one of these tunnels, which was used by the Missouri Pacific Railroad from 1853 until 1944 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The site also features over four miles of switching and exhibition track, and ten buildings, one of which houses a first-rate resource library.
Office hours 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday - Friday
Main number……………………………….. 314 - 965-7998
Information & Reservations……………… 314 - 965-7998
Museum Fax………………………………..314 - 965-0242
Summer Hours (May 1st - Labor Day):
Monday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Open Thursday until 7:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter Hours:
Closed Monday except holidays listed below
Tuesday - Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Holiday Information:
Open these Monday holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr Day; Presidents’ Day; Columbus Day; Veteran’s Day.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day.
Admission Fee:
Children ages 5 - 12 $2.00, Adults age 13 - 64 $4.00, Seniors age 65 and over $2.00 . No charge for children under 5 with a family member. Group Rates are also available.
Location: 3015 Barrett Station Road, St. Louis, MO
I’s been many years since I’ve visited the museum. Back in 1964-1967, my friend Douglas Wood, and I helped Doc Roberts build the museum. We volunteered our time on week-ends during the school year, to help wherever we were needed. During the summer we were out there practically every day, doig what we could to help. I am impressed with the progress and the great strides made on behalf of Doc Roberts’ dream to build this museum for all to enjoy. This summer I am planning a day trip with my children and grandchildren to visit. Yours Truly John Calk
i don’t know if we would be able to make the last creation station at 11:45 a.m. would there be plenty to keep two children (7 and 10) occupied without the creation station?
also, what would be the best way to go from south county?
tnx
There should be plenty of things to keep the children occupied for as long as a 7 and 10 year old are ever interested in a museum. Most children love to see trains, regardless of whether they are going down the track or that they can see up close.
I suggest you go to randmcnalley.com and enter your location and the address of the museum to find the best way for you to go from where you are.
Enjoy your visit.