点评:The museum has an outdoor section (several old rail cars and heavy equipment, some open to explore) and an indoor section (guided tour, roughly every hour, loosely connected to the restaurant).
The guided tour is a must. From the lobby you think you are seeing an obsessive collection of a few things (bells! lanterns! silverware! keys!) , but that is only one corner of it.
Inside there are four main rooms. The prize is Flagler's (partner of Rockefeller and builder of the Florida Coast railway) personal rail car -- the very definition of opulence, perfectly preserved. There is a high-quality model railway setup, a depot stocked with authentic items (abandoned as the Illinois Central slowly died), and handcars and track repair machinery.
Our guide, Mark, was personable and helpful. We greatly enjoyed the whole tour.
The museum is 2 miles north of Monon, and our GPS didn't guide us well. Look for the huge black crane leaning out over the road, or for the Whistle Stop Restaurant.
翻译:博物馆有室外部分(几辆老式火车车厢和重型设备,有些可以参观)和室内部分(大约每小时一次的导游服务,与餐厅松散相连)。
导游服务是必须的。从大厅看,您认为看到的是一些物品的收藏(铃铛!灯笼!银器!钥匙!),但那只是其中的一角。
里面有四个主要房间。奖品是弗拉格勒(洛克菲勒的合伙人和佛罗里达海岸铁路的建造者)的私人火车车厢——完美保存的奢华的定义。这里有一个高质量的模型铁路装置、一个装满正宗物品的仓库(随着伊利诺伊中央铁路的逐渐衰落而被废弃),以及手推车和轨道维修机械。
我们的导游马克很亲切,乐于助人。我们非常享受整个旅程。
博物馆位于莫农以北 2 英里处,我们的 GPS 导航不太好。寻找探出头来的巨大黑色起重机,或者寻找 Whistle Stop 餐厅。