Dear readers,
Thank you for your interest in WHEELS Museum, Inc. This is our 32nd year since beginning the long, but successful effort to save the iconic steam locomotive site at 1100 2nd SW in Albuquerque, NM.
WHEELS Museum has become very popular, having served over 250,000 people from around the world, with 40 active volunteers now, more than 10,000 rare exhibit items and we have won 30 awards including state historic preservation. We have been in local, national and international media services dozens of times and have weekly field trips of all ages, events, presentations, parties, music, book signings and more. We are known for our kindness to the stranger, our expertise and our innovation. How many museums have a bubble train that goes around the exhibits for visitors, and yes, sometimes their dogs to ride. How many museums have an RV that visitors can go in and shake like the real thing, see over 1,000 O gauge model trains, a train running in the ceiling, a real train car from a movie, antique autos including our newest, a gorgeous 1947 MG in perfect condition, a 58′ glider, race cars, fire truck to sit in, and so, so much more.
Wheels is out of space thanks to the generosity of so many. We are working on additional space in the babbitt and welding shop for the NM Model RR center and seeking partners and funding. We are also working on new ADA bathrooms, roof repairs to the 1915 building and more to offer more to the community of this world.
We seek friends, partners, volunteers, ideas, and more from you and certainly visits. We are open Monday – Thursday 9-12 and Saturday – Sunday 10-2.
All best wishes and give me a call. Leba Freed, Pres. (505) 243 – 6269
Leba Freed
President
WHEELS Museum, Inc.
NOTE: WHEELS Museum is a 501(c)3 organization in the Albuquerque Rail Yards dedicated to collecting, preserving and creating educational exhibits about the history of transportation in Albuquerque and New Mexico with emphasis on the impact on the development of the area. Our collections embrace the history of the railroads, the impact of the rail yards on Albuquerque, as well as automobiles, horse and wagon, and other modes of transportation.