Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, Railroad museum in El Paso, United States

The Railroad and Transportation Museum in El Paso displays locomotives, rail cars, and documents from the region's railway history. The collection shows the technical progress and growth of the transportation system across generations.

The collection centers on Locomotive Number 1 from 1857, one of the oldest steam engines in the western United States. This engine marks the earliest years of organized rail service in the region.

The museum shows how rail lines connected El Paso to the wider world and shaped daily life in the city. Exhibits tell stories of the workers and travelers who depended on these routes.

The museum's exhibit is next to the 1857 locomotive at the Union Plaza Transit Terminal, south of the Civic Center. The museum plans a library, study center and oral history collection, and an education program. Contact staff for access details.

The 1857 locomotive No. 1 of the El Paso & Southwestern stands outdoors beside the Union Plaza Transit Terminal, just south of the Civic Center, not inside a museum hall. The museum's exhibits are adjacent to it. Among the museum's associates are the Paso Del Norte Streetcar Preservation Society and the El Paso County Historical Society.