Pullman Railroad Days celebrates industry, workers in historic company town

Zachary Ehlers, president of Illinois Railway Museum, gives visitors a tour of an electrified 1926 rail car on July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Visitors tour an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

John Wilk, 6, and Lillian Wilk, 3, explore an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Zachary Ehlers, president of Illinois Railway Museum, gives visitors a tour of an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Visitors tour an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Justin Lauren and Yuko Tashiro tour an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Visitors tour an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Zachary Ehlers, president of Illinois Railway Museum, gives visitors a tour of an electrified 1926 rail car July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. The electric trains began service 100 years ago, replacing steam locomotives for commuter service on the south lakefront. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Visitors wait by a mural about Pullman Porters beneath the Metra tracks July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Children ride the Puffer Belly Express, a 1⁄4 scale model of a real steam locomotive and passenger cars, around Arcade Park on July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Esteban Martinez, 2, rides the Puffer Belly Express, a 1⁄4 scale model of a real steam locomotive and passenger cars, around Arcade Park on July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Children ride the Puffer Belly Express, a 1⁄4 scale model of a real steam locomotive and passenger cars, around Arcade Park on July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Model trains run on a track July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Visitors tour near the clocktower building July 26, 2026, during Railroad Days at Pullman National Historical Park on Chicago’s Far South Side. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

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