Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso

Railroad museum in El Paso, TX

Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso

The Locomotive No. 1 exhibit

Established| 2006
Location| West San Antonio and Durango, El Paso, TX
Type| Railroad museum
Website| http://www.trainweb.org/

Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso is a railroad museum in El Paso, Texas, United States.

## Facilities[edit]

The museum is operating an exhibit adjacent to historic 1857 locomotive No.1 of the El Paso & Southwestern located in the Union Plaza Transit Terminal, just south of the Civic Center. Displays demonstrate how transportation enhanced the development of business and industry in this region. In addition to an education program, the museum will maintain a library, a study center and an oral history collection.

## Associates and supporters of the museum[edit]

* Southwest Chapter, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
* Railroad Model and Historical Association of El Paso
* El Paso & Southwestern Modular Railroad Association
* Paso Del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society
* Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
* National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees
* El Paso County Historical Society

## See also[edit]

* El Paso, Texas
* El Paso & Southwestern Railroad No. 1

## External links[edit]

* Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso
* Locomotive No. 1 Slideshow
* Visit to the Museum

## References[edit]

* Picture of Locomotive No. 1
* Rail Photo Art
* Proclamation for sesquicentennial
* Legislative Library
* El Paso Mayor's proclamation
* Restoration of the Locomotive
* Senate Proclamation

31°45′23″N 106°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿31.7564°N 106.4927°W﻿ / 31.7564; -106.4927

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Museums in El Paso County, Texas

City of El Paso|

* Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
* Chamizal National Memorial
* El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
* El Paso Museum of Archaeology
* El Paso Museum of Art
* El Paso Museum of History
* Magoffin Home State Historic Site
* National Border Patrol Museum
* Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso

Other|

* List of museums in West Texas

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City of El Paso

Nickname: Sun City

Primary and
secondary education|

| El Paso ISD
High Schools|

* Andress
* Austin
* Bowie
* Burges
* Chapin
* Coronado
* El Paso High
* Franklin
* Irvin
* Jefferson
* Silva Health Magnet
* Transmountain Early College

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Ysleta ISD
High Schools
and notable schools|

* Bel Air
* Del Valle
* Eastwood
* J. M. Hanks
* Parkland
* Riverside
* Ysleta High
* Valle Verde Early College
* Alicia R. Chacón International School (K-8)

Socorro ISD
High Schools|

* Americas
* El Dorado
* Montwood
* Pebble Hills
* Other high schools not in the city limits

Other school districts|

* Canutillo ISD

Private schools|

* Cathedral High School
* Loretto Academy
* Father Yermo
* Lydia Patterson Institute
* Radford School
* César Chávez Academy
* El Paso Academy East
* El Paso Country Day School
* Journey Academy
* Keys Academy
* Paso Del Norte Academy
* Plato Academy

Special Campuses|

* College Career and Technology Academy
* Delta Academy
* Occupational Center
* Regional Day School For The Deaf
* San Jacinto Adult Learning Center
* Telles Academy
* Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy

Higher education|

* University of Texas at El Paso
* El Paso Community College
* Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso

Library|

* El Paso Public Library

Neighborhoods|

* Angel's Triangle
* Chihuahuita
* Duranguito
* El Segundo Barrio
* Kern Place
* Mesquite Hills
* Mountain View
* North Hills
* Northeast El Paso
* Park Foothills
* Sunset Heights
* Tierra Del Este
* Vista Del Sol
* Ysleta

Media|

| Print media|

* El Paso Times
* El Diario de El Paso

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Former print media|

* El Paso Herald-Post

Radio stations|

* KAMA
* KBNA-FM
* KELP
* KHEY
* KHEY-FM
* KHRO
* KINT-FM
* KKLY
* KLAQ
* KOFX
* KPAS
* KPRR
* KQBU
* KROD
* KSII
* KSVE
* KTEP
* KTSM
* KTSM-FM
* KVER
* KVIV
* KYSE
* WNG652
* WXK25
* XHTO-FM

Television stations|

* K22NM-D
* K27OJ-D
* KCOS
* KDBC
* KFOX
* KINT
* KSCE
* KTFN
* KVIA
* KTSM

Hospitals|

* William Beaumont Army Medical Center
* University Medical Center
* Sierra Medical Center
* Las Palmas Medical Center
* Del Sol Medical Center
* Sierra Providence East Medical Center
* El Paso Children's Hospital
* Providence Memorial Hospital

Military|

* Biggs Army Airfield
* Fort Bliss

Theaters|

* Abraham Chavez Theatre
* Plaza Theater

Museums|

* Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
* Chamizal National Memorial
* El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
* El Paso Museum of Archaeology
* El Paso Museum of Art
* El Paso Museum of History
* Magoffin Home State Historic Site
* National Border Patrol Museum
* Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso

Parks and gardens|

* Chamizal National Memorial
* Franklin Mountains State Park
* Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
* McKelligon Canyon
* San Jacinto Plaza
* Wyler Aerial Tramway

International border crossings|

* Bridge of the Americas
* Good Neighbor International Bridge
* Paso del Norte International Bridge
* Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge

Transportation|

* El Paso International Airport
* Horizon Airport
* Union Depot

Organizations based in El Paso|

* El Paso Intelligence Center
* Frontera Women's Foundation
* Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Companies based in El Paso|

* Chico's Tacos
* Cinco Puntos Press
* Dos Lunas Tequila
* El Paso Corp.
* El Paso Electric
* El Paso Media Group
* Fred Loya Insurance
* Government Employees Credit Union (El Paso)
* Helen of Troy Limited
* Lucchese Boot Company
* The Popular (department store)
* Sonic Ranch
* Spira Footwear Inc.
* Tony Lama Boots
* Trost & Trost
* Western Refining

Sports|

* El Paso Chihuahuas
* El Paso Locomotive FC
* El Paso Rhinos

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