GREEN BAY, Wis. — The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay will receive $7 million in funding for expansion of its facilities, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced today (Thursday, Nov. 2.)
The museum expansion is one of five projects, totaling $36.6 million, selected for funding under the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 legislation intended to provide economic stimulus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“These five projects will have a long-term impact on our state’s economy and on economic development in these communities from Green Bay to Janesville,” Evers said in a press release. Other projects receiving funding include a sports and convention center in Janesville, Wis.; a new Milwaukee soccer stadium; the Bronsville Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, and upgrades to a theater in Door County.
Plans for a $15 million expansion at the Green Bay museum were approved by local officials earlier this year. The more than 32,000-square-foot addition to the museum’s Lenfestey Center would permit additional enclosed rolling stock exhibits and provide space for educational programming and events [see “National Railroad Museum submits expansion plans,” Trains News Wire, Jan. 3, 2023].
“We deeply appreciate the support we have received from Gov. Tony Evers, Republican and Democratic state legislators, and local leaders,” the museum said in a statement on its Facebook page, “and are excited to be a step closer toward expanding our facility to better meet the needs of our community.”
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