Here's a chance to experience real rail rolling stock up close and personal.  Reach out and touch a club car, box car, engines, cabooses, and railway post office car.  Many of the cars you can actually climb aboard and see what trains are like from the inside.


Admission to rail car display included in RailsWest History Museum admission fee.


OPEN Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 am - 4 pm.



Click on the photo to learn more about each car...

Union Pacific Boxcar #462536

Union Pacific Railway Post Office Car #5908

Union Pacific Locomotive #814

CB&Q Locomotive #915

Rock Island Caboose #17130

Plymouth Locomotive #5700

CB&Q Caboose #13855

Dining-Lounge Car

Visit our Facebook Community!

Interact with other Rail Fans on the Society’s Facebook Page.

”Like” and “Follow” the Historical Society’s railroad Facebook page for photos and tales from the archives. It’s a great place to share memories and historical tidbits and tales with others and stay up-to-date with happenings at the museum.

Learn more about the depot.

RailsWest Museum.

The 1899 depot was built for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RailRoad and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

RailsWest model railroad 1.JPG
RailsWest model railroad 2.JPG
RailsWest model railroad 3.JPG
RailsWest model railroad 4.JPG
RailsWest model railroad 5.JPG
RailsWest model RR.JPG
RailsWest Model trains 2.JPG
RailsWest Model trains 3.JPG
RailsWest Model trains.JPG

Council Bluffs’ Historic Haymarket

Remembering Council Bluffs' Drive-in Theater

Council Bluffs: Where the East Ended

Council Bluffs: Nebraska’s 1st Capitol

Council Bluffs’ First High School

NEW! Now From the Archives Straight to Your Inbox.

Sign up to receive our bi-weekly Then and Now and Lingering Landmarks features via email. There is no charge.



0%
Some required fields are missing. Please review the form and submit again.