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Presidents Corner
A message from the Wheels Museum President.

Wheels Museum Blog
You are encouraged to contribute your thoughts and suggestions on making the museum a reality.

Centennial Train project on track
Socorro resident Jon Spargo spends his Saturdays in Albuquerque working on restoring an old oil-fired steam engine. 

New Mexico UNM Continuing Education Lectures - Wheels Lecture, Film, Tour
Lecture:
A rare opportunity awaits you when you join us for a Wheels Museum lecture and film. Leba Freed, the President and founder of the Wheels Museum will be the lecturer.
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Tour:
First stages of the Wheels Museum. Combine the lecture and film with a guided tour of the magnificent rail yards at 908 South Second.
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2012 Centennial Train Project
Governor Richardson is committing $30,000 to help the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society restore Locomotive 2926 to operational status. New Mexico will celebrate its centennial on January 6, 2012.

The Rail Yards Redevelopment Process, Part 1
In light of upcoming development, a taskforce from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) presented their findings Friday February 29th in a public meeting at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on the best use for the Barelas Rail Yard.

Albuquerque's Historic Railroad Shops
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Wheels Transportation Museum
Located on a 27-acre site in downtown Albuquerque the mix of 1920’s era former Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive Shops pose unique opportunities for an economic revitalization of the historic Barelas and South Broadway communities.

Dating from the very early 1900's through 1921, the buildings tell the story of the growth and evolution of the Santa Fe Railway. The eighteen structures remaining from the locomotive shop complex (1914-24) constitute the largest historic
industrial plant in the state.

As conceptually envisioned this mixed-use redevelopment project will include residential housing, The Wheels Museum, train station, and retail space.
This unique mix of housing, museum and retail will utilize the Wheels and Habitat Museum as a cultural cornerstone for this historically significant site.

 

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last updated May, 2008