Visit our Outdoor Exhibit!
We've reproduced our exhibit, Vital to Victory, to show outside the museum in Haggard Park, Downtown Plano 24/7!
Permanent Exhibits
Downtown Plano Model Train
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
Come see what Downtown Plano looked like 100 years ago. Our 1920s O-Scale model of Downtown Plano has two train cars that circle the city.
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
Our main exhibit hall features panels telling the story of the Texas Electric Railway system, plus tons of interactive exhibits for both adults and children to play with!
Interactive Electricity Room
The History of the Texas Electric Railway
Interactive Electricity Room
Our interactive electricity room has activities for all ages that demonstrates scientific concepts such as magnetism, electrical generators, battery circuits, and high voltage visualizations.
Temporary Exhibits
Home Runs & Heartaches
Mayhem on the Interurban
Home Runs & Heartaches
An Extraordinary Era: Baseball and Trains Roll into Town
Growing Plains
Mayhem on the Interurban
Home Runs & Heartaches
Plano's Journey From Prairies to Prosperity
Mayhem on the Interurban
Mayhem on the Interurban
Mayhem on the Interurban
Accidents, danger, collisions, crime, & peril on the tracks!
Mini-Exhibits
Holidays on the Texas Electric Railway
Holidays on the Texas Electric Railway
Holidays on the Texas Electric Railway
Installed every Christmas, this mini-exhibit shows how the Texas Electric Railway company, its drivers, and its passengers celebrated the holidays.
Interurban Stories
Holidays on the Texas Electric Railway
Holidays on the Texas Electric Railway
During the Spring and Summer seasons we often feature panels from our larger temporary exhibits that are in storage.