The CB&Q steam engine # 4978 on display at the Union Depot Railroad Museum was built in 1923 at the original cost of $55,296.00. This locomotive was used in service at Mendota. The waycar or caboose...
The collection includes photographs and artifacts relating to James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickock and features a scale model of the Troy Grove home in which he was born. The model was based on pictures...
The purpose of the Union Depot Railroad Museum is to preserve and share with others the Mendota area's rich railroad history which includes the CB&Q, the Illinois Central, and the Milwaukee Road.