Marceline Railroad Attractions
E.P. Ripley Park
200 N. Main Street USA
(660) 376-3347 (Chamber of Commerce)
In 1898, the Santa Fe donated land in the center of the town for a park. Walt played in this park as a child and would later name the first steam engine at Disneyland the E.P. Ripley.
As a tribute to our railroad history, the park features both a steam engine and caboose.
Marceline’s Railroad Story Museum
Adjacent to the Walt Disney Hometown Museum
120 E. Santa Fe
(660) 376-3343
Opened in 2013 to commemorate Marceline’s 125th Anniversary, this intimate gallery space tells the history of railroading and coal mining in Marceline. Located in the old Santa Fe Lunchroom, admission is included with the purchase of a Walt Disney Hometown Museum ticket.
Train Watching
(660) 376-3347
(Chamber of Commerce)
With 70 trains passing through Marceline daily, you can watch trains at all hours.
We recommend the following locations: 120 E. Santa Fe Street next to the Walt Disney Hometown Museum; the overhead bridge pedestrian walk where the trains pass right under you, located on Gracia Street one block east of Main Street USA. There is also a great view of the old Santa Fe yards from the bridge.
Santa Fe Sand and Coal Chutes
700 S. Kansas (a great view from the swimming pool grounds)
(660) 376-3347
(Chamber of Commerce)
The only surviving Santa Fe main line chute–and one of three concrete chutes remaining in North America–stands in Marceline south on Main Street USA/Kansas Ave.
The chute has two towers, one for coal and one for sand. Cars of sand or coal would be spotted in the covered area next to the towers. The cars’ contents would then be dumped through grates into conveyors and lifted into the storage bunkers.
Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad #2546
200 N. Main Street USA
In 1955 this locomotive was donated to the City of Marceline, Missouri.