We have recently had 18 new volunteers attend our volunteer orientation classes and they are eager and ready to meet the public.
You'll also see some new changes around the complex. We have removed our wood entrance boardwalk across the tracks and are pouring concrete this week on a new and much improved permanent pedestrian rail crossing. A new entrance sign is being installed for travelers and visitors alike to better see our entrance as you travel along Iowa Hwy 12. Two new display rooms are under construction and are scheduled to have their grand opening to the public during our National Train Day celebrations on Saturday May 12th.
One exhibit will be located in bay 1 of the roundhouse and will be our Preservation Gallery. This gallery will focus on our volunteers, donor recognition,organization goals and accomplishments, volunteer recruitment, historical and preservation awards, and a donation center. The second exhibit will be in the blacksmith portion of the Machine/Blacksmith Shop and will feature pictures, blueprints and other artifacts celebrating the robust times during the first half of the 20th Century of Downtown Sioux City when 3 railroad passenger stations and the freight houses of 5 different railroads made it their home.
Stay tuned to this blog for more updates as our summer season begins. If you haven't been back for a visit in while come on back and check us out .... you won't believe the changes!
I visited this museum while in town for the NAIA volleyball Championships. It is well worth a visit, I was very impressed with everything about it. I would also like to thank the gentleman who gave me a private tour of the facility. I wish I lived closer so I could volunteer myself! Thank you so much for your hospitality.
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