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The Colfax Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Colfax, Wisconsin.
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The Colfax Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Colfax, Wisconsin.
The museum houses a collection of equipment from railroads that served western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota. The collection includes Soo Line caboose number 273, Barney and Smith Car Company heavyweight coach number 991, and Soo Line GP30 number 703, and other cars.
The depot houses the large collection of railroad lanterns, railroad china, and the nation's largest railroad paperweight collection.[ citation needed ] Exhibits in the museum illustrate the items of material culture that people encountered in their day-to-day activities with the railroads and how technology changed over time.
| Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronet Phosphate #5 | 2-6-2ST 'Prairie' | 1911 | ? | 2014 | Static Display |
| Locomotive [1] | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soo Line #703 | EMD GP30 | 1963 | 1998 | ? | Static Display |
| Railroad Company | Operating Number | Car Name | Car Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha | 301 | Railroad Post Office | Static Display | |
| Milwaukee Road | 917202 | Baggage | Static Display | |
| Northern Pacific | 950 | Coach | Static Display | |
| Soo Line | 991 | Coach | Static Display |
Canadian National Speeder #154-33
The museum is housed in the third depot to be built in the village. Built from sandstone quarried nearby, this building was constructed between 1914 and 1915 on the foundation of the second depot, which had previously been moved off the site to serve as a personal residence.
In 1958, a large storm tore through western Wisconsin, producing many tornadoes, one of which hit the freighthouse on the depot's west side. The wall of the women's waiting room was rebuilt from the rubble, but the freight house was never restored.
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