Minnesota Transportation Museum Historical & Museum / Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 Over the #weekend, I spent some time #climbing, #exploring and #wandering the #MinnesotaTransportationMuseum. Hosted by my friends from @Minnstameets (the very sweet, always welcoming @shineonyoucraydiamond and @mamacita.rita) and the @TransportationMuseum, we were able to delve into this incredible history-packed place with #Minnstameets_Transit. And the girls didn’t disappoint; we were even introduced to the famous #NorthernPacificRailway #steamengine #2156, best known as the #CaseyJones’ steam engine. Beef up on your #MinnesotaHistory if it doesn’t ring a bell. Built in 1907 by #JamesJHill for his #GreatNorthern Railway, the #historic #JacksonStreetRoundhouse is a former steam engine maintenance facility. Replacing another older #roundhouse, it is MTM’s #headquarters, just off #Pennsylvania Avenue East in #StPaul, and is fully functional – one of the last of its kind in the country. The #museum is strong in #heritage as it focuses on local #railroad, bus and #streetcar history and is a place where the museum’s #locomotives and rolling stock come for maintenance and #restoration. What will you see when you visit? Things like Pullman coaches, Northern Pacific RR mail & baggage cars, an operating 115′ turntable, a 200 ton lifting crane, an F7A passenger engine, a Brill Car and our fleet of #classic buses. They have #train rides, host events, have #Conductor #CharlieBrown you can take a picture with and, coming up, they even have a #Santa Train! A video posted by J e s s i c a (@mnbucketlist) on Nov 10, 2015 at 11:10am PST 44.962405-93.095547Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...