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Great Train Story: 360 Tour

Ride the rails with a track-level, 360 view aboard a model train in The Great Train Story exhibit. Exhibit designer John Llewellyn is your guide for the sights along the way in a scale-model round-trip between Seattle and Chicago.

Drag the video image in different directions to look all around the moving train.

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Mayor Lightfoot's visit to MSI includes a stop at The Great Train Story.

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The Great Train Story

Get the inside track on more of the exhibit's story.

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Eye Spy

Want a closer look at some of the incredible scenes in miniature?

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