The 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train will be part of the events taking place in Springfield in 2015, which are being organized by The 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition.
Here are some other sites with great information on Lincoln, his assassination and the funeral train, and the Civil War.
- Abraham Lincoln Research Site
- The Lincoln Funeral Train book site (by Scott D. Trostel, Executive Historical Consultant on our project)
- The Society of Civil War Surgeons
- Chicagoland’s National Civil War Show
Learn more about the 1860s locomotive replica built by Dave Kloke at the Leviathan 63 website.
Dave and the Leviathan 63 have appeared at railroad museums and shows across the country, including:
- Illinois Railway Museum
- Monticello Railway Museum
- “America’s Largest Celebration of Railroading” at Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI
The latest locomotive built by Dave Kloke, the York 17, was built for Steam Into History, in York, Pennsylvania.
Other railroad-related sites to explore: