Hesston Steam Museum, Steam locomotive museum in Hesston, United States

Hesston Steam Museum is an outdoor museum on 155 acres at 1201 E 1000 N in Hesston, Indiana, run by the La Porte County Historical Steam Society. It holds four railroad gauges on three routes: a three-rail dual-gauge line of 2 ft and 3 ft circling 2.5 miles, a 14 in quarter-scale line, and a 7.5 in line running a mile through wooded hills. A 1900 sawmill and an Allis-Chalmers power plant stand among the equipment.

The museum began in the 1950s when enthusiasts started collecting and preserving steam locomotives and related machinery. An artificial lake was later created to provide water for operating the steam engines.

The museum keeps industrial machines and tools from the early 1900s working and visible to visitors. These operating pieces show how people once labored and what their working lives looked like.

The museum occupies 155 acres at 1201 E 1000 N, with four gauges of railroad running on three routes. Weekend train operation runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, so time a visit to those days to ride. The 7.5 in gauge line winds one mile through wooded hills and passes under a bridge.

The museum uses a special three-rail system that allows two different track gauges to operate on the same route. This unusual setup lets locomotives of different sizes run without needing separate tracks.