The Rio Grande Chapter of the TCA has partnered with the Wheels Museum to help with the operation of the O gauge display in the museum. We are dedicated to […]
Wheels Museum Fall 2023 Newsletter
Wheels Museum Fall 2023 Newsletter Wheels Museum is a non-profit, volunteer run organization. We very much would like to be open for more hours, but we need more volunteers to […]
If it Moves, If it Spins, You’ll Find it Here
True West Magazine July/August 2022 Jana Bommersbach This truly was the “engine” for Albuquerque. The first thing Rabbi Isador Freed did in 1920, as he de-parted the train in a dusty […]
New Exhibits
Box Seats from Tingley Field Tingley Field (originally named Apprentice Field and then Rio Grande Park) was a baseball stadium in Albuquerque, which served as the home of professional baseball […]
Wheels Museum Summer 2023 Newsletter
Wheels Museum Summer 2023 Newsletter Wheels Museum is a non-profit, volunteer run organization. We very much would like to be open for more hours, but we need more volunteers to […]
Wheels Museum Make Heads Spin
Albuquerque The Magazine | April 2023 1994 marked the year that Leba Freed decided to try to save theABQ Railyards, and sixteen years later, the Wheels Museum was born. More […]
WHEELS Museum Newsletter Spring 2023
WHEELS Museum Newsletter Spring 2023 Volunteers are always welcome at WHEELS. We especially need more volunteers as we add Saturday visiting times to the museum. WHEELS will be asking the […]
What’s next? City of Albuquerque sees new vision for Rail Yards Master Plan
By: George GonzalesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city has come out with a new master plan 16 years after buying the Albuquerque Rail Yards to redevelop and preserve it. The new plan lays out the […]
Leba Freed – Albuquerque’s Wheels Museum
Leba Freed has been recognized by the Albuquerque Historical Society with an Albuquerque History Accolade for her efforts over two decades to preserve Albuquerque’s historic railyards and for creating a museum that honors the […]
WHEELS Museum Winter 2023 Newsletter
WHEELS Museum Winter 2023 Newsletter Volunteers are always welcome at WHEELS. We especially need more volunteers as we add Saturday visiting times to the museum. WHEELS will be asking the […]