Heston
Steam Show - This is a bit of
a stretch - really off I-94 and not I-80 - but there are a lot of people
who find this exhibit (and steam train ride) very interesting if not
exciting. So we are including it.
They are only open Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5p (Chicago
time). Admission is free BUT to ride the 2-mail long, dual gauge train is
$5 ($3 for kids).
If you can get here Labor Day weekend, they have a big, annual
Labor Day Show (extending from Friday to Monday). Everything is working
and it is all steam powered. It is really quite a sight.
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Take
exit 49 of the Indiana Toll Road (I-80) and turn right on IL-39. About 6
miles north of exit 49 is a fork off to the right signed Old Buffalo Road.
Bear right here and at the end of this little short cut, turn right onto
Galena River Road*. Follow this road (east) about 2.5 miles to the Heston
Steam Show and Museum of Railroad, Agricultural and Steam Equipment (1201
East 1000 North). There is a very noticeable sign with 5 foot-high letters
on the machine shop on the left side of the road.
*If you miss the shortcut, just turn right on 1000 North. It is only about
500 yards further.
Phone
1-219-872-7405 or 1-219-778-2783. They also have a web site: Steam
Show.
Click on 'Exhibits' at the bottom of the page to view lists of their many
exhibits. |
