The Marceline Railroad Story Exhibits
When visiting the Walt Disney Hometown Museum don’t miss the Marceline Railroad Story Exhibits located in the Santa Fe Lunch Room (Beanery).
Exhibits begin with early settlers homesteading in the area called Buck Snort to the arrival of the AT&SF and the founding of Marceline. The story ends with the last BNSF crew change in Marceline. Through eye witness accounts exhibits tell the story of the people of Marceline, the railroad and coal mining.
In the mid 1800’s the Santa Fe Railroad set out to incorporate borders for Marceline to become a town. On March 6th, 1888 an election was held and from those election results the Linn County Court incorporated the City of Marceline. The Santa Fe Railroad Station in Marceline (now the Walt Disney Hometown Museum) celebrated its Centennial year on April 10, 2013.



George F Gucker Co - 1903

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO E Ellis - Big Department Store - Marceline, MO Built 1880's

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO ....Ripley Park-Gazebo

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO 1890

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO 1907

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO Cater Opera House, Marceline, MO Built in 1902

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO Disney's Marceline as it looked in 1905

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO Murray's Corner - Marceline

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO postcard early 1900's

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO Ripley Park, Marceline, MO

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt Street), Marceline, MO

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Dirt to Brick) (Main Street USA) Marceline, MO Marceline 1912 Brick laying on 200 Block of Marc

Main Street USA-Kansas Avenue (Walt's Coke Corner) in Marceline MO as it looks in 2010

Marceline-ATSF wooden depot with eastbound train-hand tinted post card

Marceline's First Santa Fe RR Station 1900

Marceline's First Santa Fe Station 1900


Oil Well at Landreth Coal Mine


Zurhcer Jewelry Marceline









The end of Marceline's Railroading era. August 1991 last crew stops in Marceline.

Marceline Railroad Heritage Day – Saturday, May 2, 9a to 4p

Marceline Railroad Heritage Day – Saturday, May 2, 9a to 4p

Marceline Railroad Heritage Day – Saturday, May 2, 9a to 4p

Marceline Railroad Heritage Day – Saturday, May 2, 9a to 4p

Early Marceline, Missouri

Coal Mining - Marceline, Missouri