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3rd Annual Abilene Railroad Festival


  • Abilene Preservation League 1174 North 1st Street Abilene, TX, 79601 United States (map)

Friday, September 11th:
We’ll kick off the festival with a Public Reception at D&W Underground Event Venue, with food catered by Circa 1880! Stephen R. Bush will present on the 1976 American Freedom Train which traveled through the Big Country during its country wide tour.

Saturday, September 12th:
Festival day will be filled with the main activities, interactive booths, small exhibits from local non-profits, historical presentations, model railroads, live entertainment and much more.

Participating Venues:
This year's venues include but are not limited to Frontier Texas!, the T&P Depot, The Elks Arts Center, Cedar St. Coffee & Venue, NCCIL, and Connect Church - T&P Freight Depot.

Tentative Programming:
The ARF Committee is in the process of finalizing various programming, vendors, presentations on local railroads and museum exhibitors.

Look out for more information/registration coming to our website at abilenepreservation.org/abilenerailroadfestival and our social media pages @abilenepreservationleague

Cost: FREE for Public Reception on the 11th

Festival Day on the 12th:

$15 Festival Pass

$10 Festival Pass - Student

FREE Ages 3 & Under

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