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Train Museum Opens

A potential engineer enters the simulator.
Steve Bell
A potential engineer enters the simulator.

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO – When Kansas City announced plans to renovate Union Station in the late 1990's the most frequently suggested use was as a railroad museum. Finally, that railroad exhibit has arrived. KCUR's Steve Bell takes you on a quick audio tour of the new attractions.

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