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WHEELS Museum, Albuquerque, NM

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WHEELS Museum

A nonprofit museum in the Albuquerque Rail Yards covering transportation history, especially railroads and their effect on the city.

1100 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, NM · Albuquerque, NM

About WHEELS Museum

The nonprofit WHEELS Museum occupies part of the historic Santa Fe Railroad Shops site in downtown Albuquerque. It collects and preserves materials on regional transportation, with a focus on railroad history and how the rail yards shaped the city. Its holdings also include automobiles, horse-drawn wagons, and other vehicles. The museum is housed in a long storehouse building dating to 1914, which once held parts and supplies for the Santa Fe system.

  • #railroad
  • #transportation history
  • #Albuquerque Rail Yards
  • #vehicles
  • #nonprofit

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