The goal of the Foundation for the Protection of Silesian Industrial Heritage is the protection of selected post-industrial facilities for the economic development of the Region. The Railway Museum of Silesia is a branch of the Foundation. The Museum is located in a railway site with preserved railway infrastructure, depot buildings and technical facilities. The Museum is visited primarily in a ride in a historic train The collection covers over 120 rail vehicles from 1880 until the 1970s. The Railway Museum of Silesia is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.