News Releases
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Smithsonian Institution Donates Rare Locomotive to Museum |
| August 20, 2010 - The Museum of the American Railroad has added a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institution to its permanent collection... more |
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Track Materials Arrive at Frisco Site |
| August 20, 2010 - The Museum of the American Railroad has taken delivery of the track material to be used in the Phase 1 construction project at its new facility in Frisco, Texas... more |
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Museum Awards Frisco Project to Construction Companies |
| June 9, 2010 - The Museum of the American Railroad awarded two local companies to begin Phase I construction of its new 12-plus acre facility in Frisco... more |
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Museum Offers Free Admission to Military Through NEA's Blue Star Museums |
| May 27, 2010 - The Museum of the American Railroad will participate in Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010...more |
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Museum Hires International Design Firm To Develop Exhibits In Frisco |
| December 1, 2009 - The Museum of the American Railroad has engaged the Australian firm Freeman-Ryan Design to provide conceptual planning and prepare design specifications for its new museum in Frisco, Texas...more |
| Frisco Planning & Zoning Commission Approves Museum's Preliminary Site Plan |
| October 13, 2009 - Frisco’s Planning & Zoning Commission approved the museum’s Preliminary Site Plan by a vote of 5 – 0. The plan provides for three phases of construction over a 25-year period. ...more |
| Museum of the American Railroad and City of Frisco Finalize Move |
| MAY 5, 2009 - Today Museum of the American Railroad officials signed, and the Frisco City Council approved, a formal agreement that finalizes plans to move the Fair Park collection of trains to a new site in Frisco...more |
| Railroad Museum Moving to Frisco, Texas |
| April 2, 2008 - The Museum of the American Railroad has entered into an agreement with the City of Frisco to relocate its permanent collection and operations to that city. The new museum will anchor other cultural heritage facilities and compliment a system of planned parks and recreational areas...more |
