There also used to be a transportation museum in the old station in
Galveston, Texas--I don't know what the current status is.

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> From: William S. Hanable <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Museums in Railroad Stations
> Date: 16 October 1997 12:29
>
> Check out the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.
>
> At 05:25 AM 10/16/97 +0900, you wrote:
> >FROM:Yasui R.
> >Dear Friends,
> >Currently I am preparing an article on museums which are located in
railway st
> >ations. I would be most thankful if somebody could kindly suggest me
names and
> > locations of museums and galleries which are operating in the premises
of rai
> >lway stations.
> >The followings are the ones which I have come across already.
> >
> >Tokyo Station Gallery/ Tokyo Station, Japan/ non collecting art gallery/
estab
> >lished and run by Japan Railways (once a state run monopoly)/ 1991 open.
> >Kindermuseum/ Munich Central Station, Germany/ children's museum/ NPO/
adminis
> >tration offices are outside of the station but they have exhibition
facilities
> > in the Munich Bahnhof (=station)/ open 1993.
> >Miami Children's Museum/ Metrorail Station, Miami USA/ NPO/ start-up:
1999/ cu
> >rrently located as a temporary facility in a shopping mall/ current
name: Miam
> >i Youth Museum.
> >I know the Museum Center in Cinicinatti, USA is located in a huge
terminal sta
> >tion which is no more a station.
> >It would be nice to share information about this subject with others on
the Mu
> >seum-L. So please forward your generous suggestions on the line, thank
you.
> >
> >Yours very truly,
> >
> >Ryo
> >YASUI R.
> >Lecturer (Tamagawa University)
> >Museum Consultant
> >
> >
> William S. Hanable