The Texas Transportation Museum is a transportation museum located in San Antonio, Texas.
History[]
The museum was created in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about San Antonio's transportation history. TTM operates as much of its collection as possible, including many railroad vehicles on its own heritage railroad, the Longhorn and Western Railroad, multiple model train layouts, and many antique automobiles. TTM's goal is to provide an educational and entertaining experience which interprets how developments in transportation technology shaped and continue to impact daily life.
Locomotive Roster[]
| Number | Images | Heritage | Type | Builder | Built | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Comal Power Plant | 0-4-0T | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1925 | Operational | |
| 6 | 
|
W. T. Carter & Brother Lumber Co. | 2-8-0 | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1911 | Display | |
| 4035 | 
|
US Army | Baldwin RS-4-TC 1A | Baldwin Locomotive Works | 1954 | Operational | |
| 7071 | 
|
US Air Force | GE 45-ton switcher | General Electric | 1942 | Operational | |
| 256260 | 
|
US Marine Corps | Speeder | Fairmont Railway Motors | Operational |
Trivia[]
- The children's play area includes a playscape consisting of a wooden steam engine and a metal scale-model diesel engine.
- The museum hosts three major events annually, an Easter egg hunt in April for Easter, "Spook-Track-Ula" in October for Halloween, and "Santa's Railroad Wonderland" in December for Christmas.
- The museum was created to help preserve artifacts and information about San Antonio's transportation history.
- The museum was originally located at the Pearl Brewing Company in Downtown San Antonio and had used the tracks of the Texas Transportation Company.