Bunk Facilities for Volunteers

RAIL CAR ENTERPRISES, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc., is pleased to offer low-cost overnight bunking facilities for volunteers working at Mid-Continent Railway Museum.

Reserve Your Bunk Online

Step 1: Review Rules

Review the Bunk Car procedures and rules – shown lower on this page.

Step 2: Sign Lease Form

Sign the Registration Lease Form. This form only needs to be submitted once for each guest. You may skip this step if you have previously submitted a Registration Lease Form.

Sign Online
Printable Form

Step 3: Reserve Your Bunk

Reserve your bunk!

Bunks can be reserved up to 14 days in advance. Credit/debit card is required to book online.

Refer to the diagram below for bunk numbering.

Procedure for Leasing Bunk Space

If any member/volunteer of Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc. wishes to lease a bunk space in the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Car #1094 (Car) while volunteering at the museum you will need to do the following:

  • Filling out and signing a Registration Lease Form with Rail Car Enterprises LLC at the museum office.
  • You can reserve a bunk space (or spaces) 14 days in advance of the intended use date by contacting the museum office, either in person, by phone at 608-522-4261, or online lower on this page, and paying the current lease fee for the spaces reserved. You can reserve a bunk space even if you have not filled out a Registration Lease Form, but prior to using the bunk space you must have a signed Registration Lease Form on file with the museum office.
  • The initial bunk lease fee, per bunk space, shall be $15 per night. Rail Car Enterprises shall annually set the bunk lease fee. The lease fee is intended to cover the costs of operating the Car and increased or lowered depending on the amount of use and the cost of operating the Car.
  • Each bunk will have a 6” foam mattress with a vinyl cover. You will have to bring your own pillow, linen, or sleeping bag to place on the mattress. Please do not lay directly on the covered mattress.
  • An “O” key can be used to access the bunk car. Please keep the doors locked when the car is not being used.
  • Follow the Bunk Car Rules posted in the Car.

Bunk Car Rules

  1. Before using a bunk space, everyone must fill out and sign a Registration Lease Form (you only need to do this once) at the office with Rail Car Enterprises LLC.
  2. You can reserve a bunk space 14 day in advance of the intended use date by contacting the museum office, in person, by phone at 608-522-4261 or lower on this page and paying the lease fee, but prior to using the bunk space, you must have a signed  the Registration Lease Form on file with the museum office.
  3. To be eligible to use the bunk area, a person must have reserved a bunk space with the office and be volunteering at the museum at the time of use.
  4. No smoking in bunk area.
  5. Quite hours are from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
  6. All food, beverages, and personal property must be removed at the end of the bunk reservation and the bunk area left in a neat and clean condition when not occupied. A small broom and dustpan will be in the closet in the seating area at the south end of the car, use them when needed. “Leave everything in the same condition, or better than you found it.”
  7. All bunks spaces are available on a first come basis, except the two large bunks are reserved for people over six feet two inches in height.
  8. Air conditioning and heating will be provided for the bunk area; persons using the bunk area may not bring additional air conditioning or heating appliances.
  9. If you notice anything that needs to be repaired in the bunk area, please notify the museum office personnel.
  10. Please turn off all lights and ceiling fans when the bunk area is not occupied; lock the doors to the car when not in use.