Throttle Time (Diesel) 2022

900 Iron Horse Pl,Monticello IL 61856

23 April, 2022

Description

Our Throttle Time program lets you try your hand at being a locomotive engineer using a vintage diesel locomotive. Our Throttle Time program lets you try your hand at being a locomotive engineer of a vintage diesel locomotive pulling a train! Throttle Time sessions are offered starting on April 23rd and on most Saturdays and Sundays through September 25th. The fare for this experience is $225. For this hour-long session, you will first spend 20 minutes observing and learning how to operate one of the Museum's diesel locomotives from an experienced Museum engineer. You will then spend 40 minutes at the throttle of the locomotive on the Museum's main line, under the supervision of your engineer. The fare includes room for two riders in the cab with you to watch and document your experience. Additional family members and friends may ride in the caboose for the standard ticket fare. During your Throttle Time only family members, friends, and the Museum crew will be on board the train. You will run whichever one of the following locomotives the Museum is using that day, as per maintenance and availability: Canadian National FPA-4 #6789 built in 1959Illinois Central GP11 #8733 rebuilt in 1980 from a GP9 originally delivered in 1958Milwaukee Road NW-2 #1649 built in 1947Wabash F7 #1189 built in 1953Chicago and Illinois Midland RS-1325 #31, built in 1960. Equipment used is always subject to change due to availability. In order to participate in Throttle Time, you must be at least 18 years old, physically able to climb up to and enter the locomotive cab, and able to operate the locomotive controls. Please arrive at the Nelson Crossing Depot at the museum 15 minutes prior your time slot. Happy railroading! For additional information, contact us at [email protected]. The Monticello Railway Museum is an all-volunteer organization in central Illinois with a 7½ mile long operating railroad line, and a railroad yard open to the public. We offer train rides on weekends from May through October (rain or shine), and we offer a number of special events throughout the year. We also collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit materials and artifacts from throughout the fascinating history of trains and railroading. Come explore our many rail cars and other equipment, and view our museum displays.