Outside the Griffith Train Depot.
Courtesy of National Register of Historic Places
The Griffith Historical Park and Train Museum was established by the Griffith Historical Society in 1995 at the junction of several railroad tracks within the heart of town. This site includes a depot museum, a donated Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway caboose, and the historic EJ&E Interlocking Tower used to conduct safe and efficient passage of trains through this cross-section of rail lines. Stop by the park to learn more about “The Town That Came to the Tracks” and Griffith’s history built by steel.
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