A roving museum on steel wheels will make its only Iowa stop in the state’s far southeastern corner next week. Dubbed the “Celebrate the Century Express,” the vintage four-car train will hold its grand opening in Keokuk on Wednesday.U-S Postal Service spokesman Richard Watkins says the passenger cars on the Express are devoted to multi-media exhibits depicting the dozens of stamps issued to honor the last one-hundred years.Watkins says the train provides a chance for people to learn about and take pride in the growth and development of our nation — and that includes rail travel. He says the exhibits combine history with high-technology.The train will be open for free tours in Keokuk’s Victory Park on Wednesday from 11 to 7 and Thursday from 10 to 6.
SEARCH THIS SITE
RECENT NEWS
- Grassley: Pentagon workers spent millions of pandemic dollars on personal expenses
- After missing Iowa trucker’s body found, wife says: ‘Things don’t add up.’
- Western Iowa Tech to pay millions to students to settle lawsuit
- $18.8 million workforce housing development planned in Spirit Lake
- Body of missing northwest Iowa trucker found