Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society has operated steam trains at North Freedom since 1963, preserving early 1900s railroading history. The museum runs vintage rolling stock on a branch line opened in 1903 to serve iron mines. Its collection of historic equipment includes the 1907 Chicago and North Western locomotive No. 1385, a rare survivor of the smaller steam trains that were once a common sight in Wisconsin. The collection also includes skillfully crafted and decorated wood passenger and freight cars. Mid-Continent portrays the golden age of railroading, when railroads brought economic prosperity to many Wisconsin communities.