Great Plains Transportation Museum

05/31/2026

Hey folks! We made the news. Our friends at The SHOUT offered a treatment of our benching exhibit. Give it a read!



https://www.shoutwichita.com/the-art-of-benching-great-plains-transportation-museum/?fbclid=IwZnRzaASJbXRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeHYJwsrKiwDQmRUDfr_QqUQ63WFMCo3kZTbB7N1154zriTsnyvqWcRJTQIc8_aem_2MHGMozjnPZsScIZOk0t1w

Have you ever waited on a train? Not for a ride, but to analyze the art as it passes? In an exhibition at the Great Plains Transportation Museum, photographer Darnel Marley schools us on a practice called 'benching.'

05/29/2026

Hey folks! We need volunteers to work at point-of-sale on Saturdays from 8:30am to 4:30pm with an hour break from 1:30am to 12:30pm. If you love to meet new people, have an upbeat attitude, can operate Square systems, and love trains, please email [email protected].

05/29/2026

Hey folks, Representatives from Commerce Construction Services, Inc. stopped by the museum today to visit with us about our Amtrak baggage car renovation project. We are converting this car into a climate controlled event space for birthday parties, educational tours, and small corporate events. Let us know if you’d like to support these efforts.



https://www.gptm.us/donate

05/26/2026

Hey folks! The current exhibit, The Art of Benching, will be disassembled on Monday, June 29 to make way for the upcoming, rotating display, Railroads: Red, White, and Blue opening July 4th. Interested parties may purchase the individual signs, priced at $40 each. The signs consist of prints mounted on 1/4” foam core, measuring 2’ x 3’ and are suitable for framing and/or mounting. To inquire about purchasing a sign, please contact us at 316833 1171.

05/26/2026

Hey folks! Did you know we provide private tours during the week for groups as small as four people? These folks stopped by last week for a tour and we all had a great time!!!

05/22/2026

Hey folks! Yesterday Nicholas Raya, Archival Processing Specialist, and Brent Adams, Special Collections Manager from the Wichita State University Libraries Special Collections stopped by the museum for a tour and to offer some sage advice for our burgeoning collection management program. We appreciate them sharing their expert opinions and look forward to visiting again once we are all moved in.

05/18/2026

Hey folks! $1 off each ticket you purchase when you visit the Great Plains Transportation Museum in Old Town, Wichita, KS! Show a screen shot of the attached coupon.

700 E. Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67202

05/17/2026

Hey folks! Councilwoman and GPTM Advisory Board member Maggie Ballard stopped by for a visit this week. We appreciate her partnership with the museum and look forward to working with her to advance the growth of downtown Wichita and our ability as a museum to contribute significantly to that growth and vitality.

05/13/2026

Hey folks! Yesterday our pals at CM3, Inc. graciously came by and completed the HVAC in our new archive area. Their generous gift is much appreciated by the GPTM and we thank you. If you are in the market for a mechanical contractor, please reach out to our good friends over at CM3, and mention that you heard about them on our page!!

As a full-service mechanical contractor, we design, install and service commercial/industrial HVAC and plumbing systems in Wichita and throughout Kansas.