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Linden Depot Museum- OPENING DAY!
March 31, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The museum itself is an original and fully restored 1908 restored junction depot houses a large display of railroad memorabilia, including artifacts from the Monon and Nickel Plate Railroads which it was built to serve, as well as a Museum Store. An additional building houses a large HO model railroad with four operating trains, an operating monorail, and an operating streetcar which traverses the model town in Linden. In addition there is an animated carnival, mountain and tunnel scenery and an animated circus. In keeping with the circus theme, there are also circus-related exhibits including authentic vintage citrus posters, star-back seats, a clown car, a clown bicycle, an elephant stand and a lion transfer cage. Also on display are two N-gauge model railroads and numerous model railroad cars and engines. On the grounds are located many railroad signals including four 100-year old semaphores as well as two cabooses: a Nickel Plate and a CSX.
Opening day is Friday, March 31st. Hours of operation are Friday-Sunday 12pm-5pm.
$6 for adults. $1 for children 12 and under.
Annual memberships are available for $12 for Singles, and $30 for families. Members receive free admissions to the museum complex for the year. The museum is located at 520 N Main St (US Highway 231) in Linden. There is plenty of free parking available for visitors.