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The National Railroad Museum 〔Railinc, (Search MARKs ), accessed September 2009〕 is a railroad museum located in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, in suburban Green Bay. The museum is one of the oldest institutions in the United States dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation's railroad history. It was founded in 1956 by community volunteers in Green Bay. Throughout its history, patron contributions have continued to create one of the largest railroad preservation institutions in the United States. The National Railroad Museum has a large collection of rolling stock and spanning more than a century of railroading and a number of historic locomotives, including an ''Aerotrain'', Union Pacific ''Big Boy'' No. 4017 (One of the world's largest steam locomotive types), and British Railways Class A4 No. 60008 ''Dwight D Eisenhower'' (ex-London & North Eastern Railway No. 4496 ''Golden Shuttle'') and train used by the Supreme Allied Commander and his staff in the United Kingdom and continental Europe during World War II. In addition to the rolling stock, there is a museum building housing a wide variety of railroad artifacts, an archive, and photography gallery. There is also a standard gauge track around the perimeter of the grounds. There is also an high wooden observation tower with views of the river and Green Bay. The museum hosts an annual ''Day Out with Thomas'' event, where Thomas the Tank Engine pulls young friends past the exhibited rolling stock. In October of every year in preparation for Halloween, the grounds of the museum are the site of the Green Bay Preble Optimist Club's haunted attraction, "Terror on the Fox", which uses the trains for "haunted" rides through the grounds after dark, along with other attractions. == History == The origin of the National Railroad Museum dates to 1956, when local residents advanced the concept of a national museum dedicated to American railroad history. Two years later, a joint resolution of Congress recognized the museum as the National Railroad Museum.〔( Congress recognizes the museum as the National Railroad Museum )〕 Since then, the museum has operated as a privately funded 501(c)(3) educational organization with a mission to foster an understanding of railroading and its significance to American Life. What began as an effort to acquire a single steam locomotive for a city park has grown into one of the largest railroad museums in the nation. It now serves over 75,000 visitors annually. Today, a professional staff of 12 and more than 100 unpaid staff members welcome visitors from all over the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Railroad Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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