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Spiked! Eat. Drink. Railfan. at the Joliet Railroad Museum
March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
ALL ABOARD for an evening of food, drinks and dueling pianos at Joliet’s newest museum!
The Joliet Railroad Museum, a repurposed switching tower that has stood at one of the busiest rail intersections on the continent for over a century, will open for a special evening event on Friday, March 7th from 7-10 pm.
The Museum, dedicated in 2024, is located inside the former Union Depot Tower, which was preserved as part of the City of Joliet’s Gateway Transportation Center complex.
The Railroad Museum, operated by the Joliet Area History Museums (JAHM), celebrates the City’s past, present and future as an international transportation hub. The Museum is also an ideal vantage point for the internationally popular pastime of “railfanning,” or train-watching.
From the earliest days of the railroads themselves, Joliet’s economic development has had strong links to the railroad industry, and visitors to Joliet can continue to watch trains traverse the continent from the Railroad Museum’s third story observation tower.
In addition to documenting the history of railroad companies that operated lines through Joliet, the Joliet Railroad Museum has preserved the UD Tower’s original mechanical and electric controls that coordinated the movement of trains through this critical intersection decades before computers took over.
What’s included
If you go:
What: ‘Spiked’ at the Joliet Railroad Museum, featuring Dueling Pianos by Greg Woods Music
Where: Inside the Joliet Gateway Transportation Center, 90 E. Jefferson Street
When: 7 – 10 PM
Cost: $40 General Public, $30 Museum Members (ticket includes entry & museum admission, heavy appetizers, cash bar)
Tickets: Purchase online at jolietmuseum.org
Parking: Free parking will be available that evening in the surrounding parking lots. www.joliet.gov/parking
What’s not included
There will be a cash bar available at this event.
Itinerary
Guest arrive at 7:00 pm
Music, heavy appetizers are included.
Access to the museum and train viewing area is available.
Highlights
The Railroad Museum, operated by the Joliet Area History Museums (JAHM), celebrates the City’s past, present and future as an international transportation hub. The Museum is also an ideal vantage point for the internationally popular pastime of “railfanning,” or train-watching.
