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700 East Douglas - Wichita, Kansas 67202 - 316.263.0944
NOTICE
SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND
The Museum will be closing early at 1:00 PM for the wedding of one of our volunteers.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH
KWCH-Channel 12 will be celebrating their 60th anniversary of broadcasting. The GPTM will be participating in that celebration from 10:30 - 12:30 that day by offering a 60% discount on admission to visitors. That will be $2.00 + tax for adults and $1.20 + tax for children ages 3 - 12. Grant Meech, an on-air sports personality for channel 12, will be on hand during that time. Visitors may also register for a prize to be given away later that day. The prize will be a one-year family membership to the train museum.
HELP SAVE OUR
HISTORIC PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE
CLICK THE BANNER BELOW FOR OUR PRESERVATION CAMPAIN SITE TO LEARN HOW!
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Saturday |
Sunday |
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April - October |
9 AM to 4 PM |
1 PM to 4 PM |
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November - March |
9 AM to 4 PM |
Closed |
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Ages 2 & Under |
FREE |
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Ages 3 to 12 |
$3.00 + tax |
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Ages 13 & Over |
$5.00 + tax |
Group tours can be arranged
during normal hours or by appointment. No charge to browse the Gift Shop.TO SEE OUR COMMERCIAL, RIGHT CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW,
THEN "SAVE AS" ONTO YOUR COMPUTER.
MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT 360WICHITA.COM
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DISPLAYS
EXPLORE
LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND MORE:
SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS - ONLINE
EXPLORE SAMPLES AND
DESCRIPTIONS OF RAILROAD
DOCUMENTS.
ONLINE EXHIBITS ARE PERIODICALLY UPDATED (PDF FORMAT).
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RAILROAD DOCUMENT |
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RAILROAD PASSES - Various examples and information on these collectable items |
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TIMETABLES - For the Rock Island's "Mid-Continent Route" through Wichita, 1936 From the Wichita Street Guide & Handy Book (1913): - Excerpt includes Orient railway passenger schedules and street name changes |
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TRAIN ORDERS - From the Wichita Subdivision of the Missouri Pacific Railroad |
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WAYBILLS |
GIFT SHOP
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There is no charge to browse the gift shop. Merchandise includes: clothes, books, artifacts, videos, toys, and other railroad paraphernalia. |
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THE DISPATCHER
THE NEWSLETTER OF THE WICHITA CHAPTER, NRHS AND THE GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
NEWSLETTERS ARE IN .PDF FORMAT. VIEW WITH ACROBAT READER
YOUR ONLINE ACTIVITY CAN HELP!
SIMPLY
SHOP AT MAINSTREAM SHOPPING SITES ONLINE THROUGH GOODSEARCH,
OR
USE GOODSEARCH AS YOUR SEARCH ENGINE.
THERE
IS NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR SHOPPING, AND A PORTION OF THE PROFITS
WILL
GO TOWARD OUR OPERATION!
CONTACTS
INQUIRIES MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESSES:
General information - info@gptm.us
Tax deductible cash donations - treasurer@gptm.us
Donating artifacts - curator@gptm.us
Questions and comments regarding the GPTM website - webmaster@gptm.us
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