Nov 21st 2025

Rieles y Raíces: Traqueros in Chicago and the Midwest

@ National Museum of Mexican Art

1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608

Opening Friday, November 21st, from 6PM - 8:30PM

On view through Sunday, April 26th

Rieles y Raíces (tracks and roots) explores the overlooked history of Mexican and Mexican American railroad workers, or traqueros, whose labor was essential to the growth of Chicago’s infrastructure. Recruited by railroad companies, many immigrants helped build the city’s industrial backbone, laying the groundwork for its architectural and urban development. This exhibition, through community-driven collections and archival research, examines how traqueros shaped not just the railways, but the communities that arose along them.

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