Ellis Railroad
Museum

 911 Washington
Ellis, Kansas 67637
(785) 726-4493 

open limited hours Tuesday - Saturday

Adults $6        6-11 Years $4
65 and older $5

Ellis Railroad Museum Map
 

Ellis Railroad Museum - Ellis, Kansas
model train layout at Ellis Railroad Museum
Ellis Railroad Museum - Ellis, Kansas

The Ellis Railroad Museum fills two floors in a 1926 community building in downtown Ellis, Kansas. The museum's web site describes over 5,000 square feet of working model train layout. The museum is interesting and worth a visit. The upstairs houses a collection of 1,200 dolls which may be toured at no additional cost.

There are a few interactive exhibits, and visitors may try their hand at Morris Code by telegraph and sound a train whistle.

A Union Pacific caboose is located next to the Ellis Railroad Museum, along with a small depot which was moved to the site from Penokee, Kansas. On Wednesday - Saturday from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day, a 1/3 scale General Motors Aero Streamliner departs from the depot and travels along a 2.5 mile track. (Adults $6, 6-12 years $4, 65 and older $5). The does NOT operate in inclement weather. During the fall of 2025, the train ran on Saturdays. Call to confirm if the train will be running.

I think that typical visitors will spend about 45-60 minutes in the museum.


 


 


 


Doll Collection on second floor (there is no elevator)


Gift Shop


Union Pacific caboose, Penokee Depot, and Streamliner storage building


Murals on the Streamliner storage building

General Motors Aero Streamliner at the Ellis Railroad Museum
General Motors Aero Streamliner

Ellis Railroad Museum Map - Ellis, Kansas
Ellis Railroad Museum Map

Ellis Railroad Museum web site  Also visit Walter P. Chrysler Home
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