Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso
NOTE: The Railroad & Transportation Museum of El Paso is closed to the public as it moves to a new location. Anyone interested in rail history may call the museum staff at (915) 422-3420 for more information; or to schedule the Downtown Walking Tours of Historic Transportation Sites or Fine Arts Tours. The Museum brochures which describe historic rail sites in the El Paso region are available at the old location, the Airport or Ft. Bliss. The Locomotive No. 1 exhibit is now open to the public. for more information contact Prince McKenzie at: (915) 256-4409.
El Paso was a remote frontier town until railroads arrived in 1881. The Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso recalls those glory days in historic photo displays. Its main attraction is the restored 1857 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad’s Locomotive #1, a rare example of a pre-Civil War steam engine.