MCRM
P.O. Box 358
E8948 Diamond Hill Road
North Freedom, WI 53951
Telephone:
608-522-4261
800-930-1385
FAX:
608-522-4490
email contacts:
, manager
, office
, gift shop
, collections
Welcome to Mid-Continent!
WE ARE OPEN DAILY with train departures from our historic North Freedom depot at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., including weekends. Come enjoy a train ride in a vintage passenger car and hear our conductor call "All Aboard" as the engineer blows the whistle of our diesel locomotive and you begin a nostalgic one-hour round trip. Daily operations will continue through August 29. For more details, click here.
3rd ANNUAL GANDY DANCER FESTIVAL: In conjunction with the Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, our third annual Gandy Dancer Festival will take place on Saturday, August 15th on the Promenade in Mazomanie, Wisconsin. Schedules and more information are HERE.
MID-CONTINENT MARKS 50 YEARS: It was on April 29, 1959 that Richard Hinebaugh, John Ford, Chet Kass, and Harold Olsen first attempted to lease a White Pass & Yukon 2-6-2 and track, and incorporated as the Railroad Historical Society of Milwaukee as a non-profit organization. The group became the Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society that we know today Read more here.
FISH CAR UPDATE: Badger 2 is at Avalon Rail in West Allis, Wisconsin receiving its $950,000 restoration. The Badger #2 is the last known existing railroad Fish Car in the United States and will be restored to its as-built configuration with fish holding tanks. To follow the Fish Car project as the restoration progresses, click HERE.
WISCONSIN RAILROAD DATABASE: Check out our new on-line database of Wisconsin's railroads, the single most comprehensive and publicly accessible searchable database of its kind. Though it is still a work in progress, the railroads of Shawano and Bayfield Counties have been completed and are ready to be enjoyed by all. You will find extensive information about all railroads known to have operated in both counties, including right of way maps, equipment lists, and images. Go to the On-Line Archives section and click the link for RAILROADS under DATABASES.
We are still working on flood repairs with help from our Flood Relief Fund. If you wish to donate, you may visit our on-line donation form or print a paper form from our Gift page. Subscribe to our e-mail list at left for automated updates.
CHECK OUT the Rolling Stock website, a fantastic resource for historical information, data, photos and more on wooden railroad cars and builders. This is an independent effort on the part of Hayes Hendricks, but compliments our own mission so well, we felt hosting his pages would be a natural fit. Enjoy by starting here!.
SHOP UPDATE: The museum's locomotive shop forces are working on the WC&C #1's running gear and boiler. Shop updates can be seen here.
Check out our BLOG... Museum general manager Don Meyer will update it regularly with the latest happenings at Mid-Continent.
Mid-Continent is an outdoor living history museum and operating railroad recreating, preserving, and interpreting the small town/shortline way of life from the "Golden Age of Railroading" spanning the years 1880 to 1916. Help us preserve this experience for others to enjoy by making a donation, and consider joining us as a member!
The entire contents of this website is ©2009 Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc. Please respect the copyright of our contributing photographers. Any copying, redistribution, or reuse of files, photos, text, or graphics from this website without written permission is prohibited, with the exception of the Media Kit under the terms outlined on those pages.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We would like to thank the following people for making this site possible: John Gruber, Ray Buhrmaster, Don Meyer, Dennis and Marcia Elliott, Bill Buhrmaster, Jim Neubauer, Jeff Haertlein, Jeff Bloohm, Don Ginter, Glenn Guerra, Mike Harrington, Bill Raia, John Decker, Herman Page, Dick Goddard, Stan Searing, Doug Crary, Forrest Van Schwartz, David Mattoon, Philip A. Weibler, and Leah Rosenow. Pat Weeden and Paul Swanson, Webmasters.