Make your plans now to attend our 9th Annual Ag/Rail festival coming up on Saturday and Sunday August 20th and 21st. This is our only two day event of the year and we are pulling out all the stops for your family enjoyment. A family and community celebration of the close working ties between agricultural and the railroads this event will help bridge the gap between the generations.
All sorts of extras and goodies are added to please everyone of any age. We will have live music, kids activities, motor car rides ($1.00 each), other railroad displays and of course agricultural displays of all kinds. See antique tractors not only on display, but competing in a tractor pull both days, and see, smell and hear them as they participate in the tractor parade each day around the complex. See the old belt driven threshers hard at work in fields behind the rail yard. See some of the old steam driven machines that used to be commonplace in the family farm homes to make things go and help make life a little bit easier.
Check out the amazing progress our volunteers have made restoring the 75 x 15 foot HO scale Nebraska Central Railroad. Currently running up to 4 trains at a time with more to come. Located in our brand new Civil Engineering Exhibit Hall this is one stop you won't want to miss. Also, new this year an operating Lionel train set located in the Milwaukee Road orange Ronald Rungee Memorial Caboose located between the Car Shops building and the Civil Engineering Exhibit Hall.
Speaking of the Car Shops building, stop on in for hot food and cold drinks supplied by the WITCC Trio Group. A non-profit group that donates it's proceeds to scholarship funds and other worthy charities.
There's much, much more happening than can be listed here so make your plans now and bring your family and friends.
Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for kids 12-18 years old, Free for kids 0-11 with the paid admission of an accompanying adult.
Attention All Currently Serving Military Personnel and your Families: We are a proud member of the Blue Star Museums group and thank you all from the bottoms our hearts for your selfless dedication to our wonderful country. By presenting your Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), A DD Form 1173 ID Card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID Card, which includes active duty military Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve and their immediate family members your admission is FREE.
A periodic look at the progress and events taking place at the Milwaukee Railroad Shops in Sioux City, Iowa
