Railway Museum, Railway museum in Quinta Normal Park, Santiago, Chile.
The Railway Museum occupies a two-hectare site in Quinta Normal Park, Santiago, and is run by the Corporación Privada para la Divulgación de la Ciencia y Tecnología. Its 1920s two-storey casona, formerly the Instituto de Vacuna Animal, covers 500 m² and was damaged in the 27 February 2010 earthquake. The collection includes 16 steam locomotives displayed outdoors.
The museum opened in 1984 as a joint project between Santiago Municipality and the Chilean state railway company. Many of the machines on display came from the San Bernardo workshops, which were once one of the main centers of rail production in the country.
The museum's 2-hectare grounds in Quinta Normal Park hold one of South America's main collections of steam locomotives. The 1920s two-storey casona, once home to the Instituto de Vacuna Animal, now holds exhibitions, a conference room and a railway library. Since 2023 its Salón de Novedades Ferroviarias shows EFE heritage and new projects.
The museum occupies a two-hectare site inside Quinta Normal Park, with locomotives and carriages displayed outdoors and the 1920s casona, damaged in the 2010 earthquake, holding indoor exhibits. Much of the collection is open-air, so a dry day makes the visit easier. The Brill tram has been kept since 2008 as part of the "Tranvía Histórico" restoration project.
The Kitson-Meyer articulated rack locomotive No. 3349, built in Leeds in 1909, served until 1971 and entered the museum on 29 April 1982; the Ferrocarril Trasandino Chileno used three of this type, fitted with snowplows. The heaviest steam locomotive on show is Alco No. 1110, which weighed 220 tonnes in service.
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