Mahalo
Frisco, TX

MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD

EIN 75-6036999
Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts
Mission

Founded in 1962, the Museum of the American Railroad is a not-for-profit Texas corporation dedicated to celebrating the heritage and exploring the future of railroads through historic preservation, research, and educational programming; it collects artifacts and archival material from the railroad industry to exhibit and interpret their significance in American life and culture.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN RAILROAD

The Museum of the American Railroad is a long-established 501(c)(3) railroad museum that preserves and interprets full-size locomotives, rolling stock, archival material and model-railroad exhibits for public education and enjoyment. The organization operates TrainTopia, a large indoor G‑scale model-railroad exhibit, and offers guided walking tours of its rolling-stock collection and year-round educational programming for schools and the public.

After closing its long-time Fair Park site, the museum relocated its collections and operations to a multi-acre site in Frisco, Texas; it maintains daily public operations through TrainTopia at the Frisco Discovery Center while phased construction and site build-out continue at the new Frisco campus. In recent years the museum has completed major track and construction phases, expanded school field-trip programming, and secured competitive grants to support education and depot restoration.

Notable achievements

NEH Grant for Education (2025)

The museum was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to support TEKS‑aligned educational programming and outreach, strengthening school-field-trip offerings and curriculum-linked resources for North Texas classrooms.

Phase 2 Construction Complete (2023)

The organization completed a major phase of site construction and track work at its Frisco campus, enabling expanded public walking tours of its rolling-stock collection and improved infrastructure for future exhibits.

Big Boy #4018 Exhibit Positioning (2024)

The museum repositioned and placed its articulated steam locomotive Big Boy #4018 onto a dedicated exhibit track on site, a significant conservation and display milestone for the collection.

At a glance

Total assets
$5.4M
Annual revenue
$545K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
75-6036999
Location
Frisco, TX
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Longstanding non-profit status and public record filings: the organization traces its origins to 1962 and is an established 501(c)(3) museum with decades of public service.
Member of the Texas Association of Museums and active participant in regional museum networks and community arts initiatives.
Featured in local and regional cultural promotions and community giving campaigns (including North Texas arts support initiatives) for its educational impact and public programs.

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