Antique Tractor & Engine Show
A two-day gathering of antique tractors, stationary engines, automobiles and working equipment.
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Freeport, Illinois
Stephenson County Antique Engine Club
A not-for-profit educational organization preserving America's historical heritage through antique machinery, railroading, the Silver Creek Museum and special events.
Reasons to visit
Preserving local history.
The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club preserves local agricultural, industrial and railroad history through the Silver Creek Museum, the Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad, the annual antique show and special events.
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad
Experience branch-line railroading behind the club's 1912 Heisler steam locomotive when operating conditions allow.
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Silver Creek Museum
Twenty-eight rooms of Freeport-area and American history in the former Stephenson County Home.
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A remarkable piece of industrial history
The 130-ton Cooper Corliss engine.
Installed by club volunteers after being moved from the Matthiesen-Hegeler Zinc Company in LaSalle, the engine remains one of the site's most impressive pieces of working industrial history.
October tradition
Train of Terror
On select October nights, the railroad trades its daytime history lesson for ghosts, ghouls and the club's long-running Halloween ride.
