Page 16 Museum of Route 66 Lincoln Daily News June/July 2026 From the left – City of Lincoln Director of Tourism Scott McCoy, John and Darlene Ruh, Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch John and Darlene Ruh visit the new home of their unique Route 66 model train set Excerpts from the article published in Lincoln Daily News September 2, 2025 On Friday afternoon, August 29th, Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch and Lincoln Director of Tourism Scott McCoy were joined by John and Darlene Ruh of Chicago for a tour of the former Heartland Bank building located at 501 through 508 Broadway Street in Lincoln. Earlier that day, the city of Lincoln had officially taken possession of the building, and the Ruhs were there to see what would be the future home of a model train set John Ruh has spent the past 20 years designing. The train set is a complete depiction of the Mother Road, Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. ‘I’m excited that we have officially closed on the Heartland Bank building on Broadway Street,” said Welch. “This marks an important step forward for our community as the building will soon become home to the new city museum and also support various economic development initiatives.”
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