Mission & Board
Honoring the past. Engaging the present. Led by those invested in our future.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Great Plains Transportation Museum is to preserve and convey the unique history of railroading in the Great Plains through acquisition, restoration, research, exhibition, and education.
The Great Plains Transportation Museum (GPTM) displays a wide assortment of railroad equipment. Our two largest displays are Santa Fe steam locomotive #3768 and Santa Fe FP45 diesel #93. These locomotives are unique in our collection in that they represent the last class of passenger locomotives that were built for the Santa Fe in their respective eras.
Indoor exhibits include railroad prints, signs, lanterns, tools, and other artifacts including a mock-up mechanical stoker used for training steam locomotive personnel. We invite you to visit the Great Plains Transportation Museum to learn more about these and many other historical pieces and displays.
Board of Directors
Heather Robinson – President
David Olson – Vice President
Drew Meek – Treasurer
Steve Sleva – Secretary
Robert Gatton
Mike Martin
Ed Pavey
Robert Penn
Buddy Pressnell
Advisory Board
Maggie Ballard, Council Member, City of Wichita
Clark Bastian, Board Chair, Fidelity Bank
Ryan Baty, Commissioner, Sedgwick County
Parikshya Bhattarai, Owner, Bhattarai-Diemer Group, LLC
Grant Culver, Owner, Parks Motors of Augusta
Mark Melhorn, M.D, Retired
Gary Oborny, Chairman and CEO, Occidental Management
Bruce Rowley, Managing Partner, Arena South Management
