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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S. |
| Reporting mark | MOTX |
| Locale | Greater St. Louis, U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1944–Present |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Website | www |
The National Museum of Transportation (TNMOT) is a private, 42-acre transportation museum in the Kirkwood suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1944,[1] it restores, preserves, and displays a wide variety of vehicles spanning 15 decades of American history: cars, boats, aircraft, and in particular, locomotives and railroad equipment from around the United States. The museum is also home to a research library of transportation-related memorabilia and documents.
At the southwest corner of the property is West Barretts Tunnel. Built in 1853, it is one of a pair of tunnels that were the first to operate west of the Mississippi River.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The museum has its own railway spur to an active main line formerly owned by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, now by the Union Pacific Railroad. This has allowed the museum to take possession of large and unusual pieces of railroad equipment. A miniature railroad operates around a loop of track near the parking lot and a full-sized restored trolley operates Thursday–Sunday from April through October.
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- ^ "Barretts Tunnels". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved 2022-06-22.