The Romance And History Of ‘Dining By Rail’

January 17, 2020

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Wheels Museum

By Dan Polletta
ideastream January 8, 2020

Enjoying a gourmet meal in a well-appointed dining car was part of the allure of traveling by rail, but in the 1850s that elegant experience wasn’t afforded to train travelers. Instead, passengers either packed their own baskets of food or exited the train when it stopped at a depot to hurriedly gobble down often bad meals from less than reputable vendors. More >

May 2024

Railyard Worker Commemorative Plaques. Honor a loved one who worked on the railroad, honor a WHEELS volunteer or honor the WHEELS Museum. WHEELS is now selling plaques with name plates for $100.00 per name. Keep the memory of these people alive in perpetuity with a gorgeous wooden plaque with brass name plate. Thank those who made our city and state successful, built the railroad, continue to work to preserve our history and create our future. The plaques will be displayed in the Community Room at WHEELS.

Please contact Paulette Miller Weir who is graciously supporting the project and has volunteered to orchestrate this work. Her phone number is (505) 227-3270. Please send checks for $100.00 per name and a few other words such as dates of birth or death or job held to WHEELS Museum, PO Box 95438 Albuquerque, NM 97199 or contact Ms. Miller Weir for any questions. We can also accept credit cars payment by calling WHEELS-6269.

   
   Read our 167 reviews  
  
    
         
   David Earl 
 2024-04-28
 
 
   Excellent! Free (there is a donation box). The volunteers are wonderful. Anything with wheels, not just trains. Several things for kids to enjoy (model trains, railroad car, fire truck, and a kids train, etc).
  
 
 
       
   Daniel Gallego 
 2024-04-27
 
 
   Great place. Everyone is very nice. My kid enjoyed the train ride and he got a free little hot wheels hummer. As an adult there is lots to learn about vehicles and the history of New Mexico. A hidden gem of Albuquerque and I highly recommend it.
  
 
 
       
   Dan Smith 
 2024-04-13
 
 
   This museum is in a run-down part of town.  However, once you are inside, you'll see lots of model railroads, old cars, a ride-able train, some airplanes and other fun transportation items.  The volunteers were amazing, and this is worth a stop.
  
 
 
       
   Jane Dowling 
 2024-04-05
 
 
   We took our grandchildren and we all had fun!  We'll be back!
  
 
 
       
   Joseph Monda 
 2024-04-03
 
 
   I visited the Wheels Museum with two friends this morning, it was the first time visiting there for we three.
It's a very colorful and delightful experience. Put aside your preconceived ideas of what you think it is and visit this place to step back in time and see how the real
(Wheel) world was for the first half of the 20th century.  They even have a train ride for adults and children that is great fun!
We had the good fortune to meet the president of The Wheels Museum, Leba Freed as we were leaving.  She is an inspiration and the human dynamo behind the herculean task of creating from scratch a transportation history hub that will lead to a Renaissance of downtown and the rail yards. The Steam Locomotive ATSF 2926 will eventually call this area home, once again.
So grab granny and the kids and head on down to the Wheels Museum and be part of the Albuquerque experience.
  
 
 
       
   Albert Tyson 
 2024-03-27
 
 
   Lots of hands on stuff for kids to enjoy and a really interesting assortment of displays.  The people there were very nice and interesting.  Great place to visit!
  
 
 
       
   Jan Sands 
 2024-03-25
 
 
   Fun experience for adults and children.  So much to look at, and the volunteers are friendly and knowledgeable about the history.  Ride the small train!  Free admission.
  
 
 
       
   Thomas Maguire 
 2024-03-11
 
 
   Very fun place to go. Great museum about trains and transportation. Very impressive collection.
  
 
 
       
   Ariane Leclerc 
 2024-03-08
 
 
   YOU NEED TO GO THERE! The Wheels Museum was an amazing surprise! I went there because my godson was visiting and he is into trains a lot and I expected to just go through, look at trains and leave. I could not have been more wrong! The volunteers are excited to show their projects and explain how everything works, which made it so much fun for us! The kids got to ride in a train, answered questions and won prizes. We got to pet a beautiful volunteer dog and in the end we stayed there much longer than expected because every volunteer had an interesting story to tell about the things that were on display in the museum. Thank you to all the volunteer for this amazing expereience!

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