Railroad & Transportation Museum
400 W. San Antonio Ave. at Durango St. El Paso, TX 79901 915-422-3420
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A restored 1857 4-4-0 “Classic American” locomotive is on display, along with exhibits on the history of EP & SW No. 1, the construction of the second transcontinental railroad through El Paso, the lives of railroad workers and their jobs, and the role of railroads in wartime. Other exhibits cover the evolution of urban transportation technology from mule cars to the streamlined streetcars of the mid-20th century. Admission is free.