Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

10/16/2026

It’s a fun family time at Trains & Treats tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Don’t miss it!

Kids may come in costume, if they like, and will pick up a treat bag to follow the Museum’s Treat Trail of historic locomotives, railroad cars and exhibits. Each of the 10 stops along the Treat Trail will have a candy and a non-candy treat for kids to enjoy. All edible treats are nut-free.

Trains & Treats is recommended for children ages 3 to 12 and is included in the regular Museum admission. Purchase tickets in advance on the Museum’s website or at the door.

10/06/2026

SNAP! There are a few spots remaining in the railroad photography class with noted photographer and author Brian Solomon, next Tuesday, October 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

Brian will focus on how you can make the most of autumn foliage and autumn light to enhance your railroad photography, and more! Use your smart phone, digital camera or film camera to shoot historic railroad equipment during this session. Learn more and register here today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/railroad-photography-making-the-most-of-autumn-foliage-and-light-tickets-2000262573202?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/05/2026

Kids track a trail of treats at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 17. There are no tricks, just a fun family time during the Trains & Treats annual fall event.

Kids pick up a treat bag and follow the Treat Trail in the Museum where they visit some historic locomotives, railroad cars and interactive exhibits inside Rolling Stock Hall. Each of the 10 stops along the Treat Trail will have a candy and a non-candy treat for kids to enjoy. All edible treats are nut-free.

If they like, kids can come to Trains & Treats in their favorite family-friendly costume! Trains & Treats is recommended for children ages 3 to 12 and is included in the regular Museum admission. Purchase tickets in advance on the Museum’s website or at the door.

10/01/2026

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Take a walk through the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s roundhouse construction site. Information and still photos of the exhibit building’s progress are available on the Museum’s website Roundhouse page.

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09/28/2026

Keli Riddell, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania archives technician, will be part of a program at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh tomorrow night, Tuesday, September 29, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. “Blue Collar Ancestry: Tracing Your Railroader Roots,” will highlight research strategies and materials unique to the railroad industry and ways to track your ancestors’ connections to rail lines and companies across Pennsylvania.

Keli is one of three local archivists who will share lightning talks about lesser-known railroad industry resources within their collections. The program’s main speaker is Kate Townsend, former professional investigator turned genealogist. To take a deep dive into the lives of your railroader ancestors, you can attend in person or virtually. Register on the Heinz History Center’s website.

09/27/2026

09/21/2026

Enjoy a fun family outing watching operating model trains in various outdoor and garden settings! Get your tickets today for the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s Garden Railways Tour on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Plan your afternoon and choose from among the six stops on this year’s exclusive, self-guided tour. Garden Railways Tour sites are located in Wrightsville, Lancaster, Lititz and Manheim. Tickets are just $10.00 per person for ages 6 and over. Children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge.

A roster of Garden Railways Tour homes will be emailed to you following your ticket purchase. The 19th annual Garden Railways Tour is sponsored by Simon Lever Business Advisors & CPAs. Purchase your tickets here: https://www.storepatrailsofhistory.com/4/ #/AdmissionCategory/SpecialEvents

09/18/2026

Make the most of autumn foliage and autumn light in your railroad photography! Join a class, led by noted railroad photographer and author Brian Solomon, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

This session will offer valuable tips for railroad photographers, effective ways to work with autumn foliage and autumn light, composition techniques and a hands-on tutorial with equipment in the outside yard, weather and conditions permitting, as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad E7s No. 7002, Pennsylvania Railroad E7 No. 5901 and Conrail GP30 No. 2233 locomotives in Rolling Stock Hall.

Class participants may use their smart phone, digital camera or film camera to shoot historic equipment during this session. Class size is limited and the cost is only $25.00 per person. Register here today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/railroad-photography-making-the-most-of-autumn-foliage-and-light-tickets-2000262573202?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/07/2026

This Labor Day, the staff and Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania honor and thank working people everywhere. The Museum is closed today.

This early 1900s photo from the Museum’s collection shows the roundhouse crew with Pennsylvania Railroad H6a locomotive No. 2460 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Start your research into the Museum’s vast collection using the online database. https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/online-database

09/04/2026

Tickets are now on sale for the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s 23rd annual 1940s Swing Dance on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

This toe-tapping tribute to the Greatest Generation, during Trains & Troops weekend, features the fantastic Moonlighters big band playing live among the historic trains in the Museum’s Rolling Stock Hall. Dress to impress in your best 1940s vintage attire or military uniform, if you like, to add to the fun!

Tickets are:
-$25.00 per person general admission.
-$20.00 per person for students, U. S. military veterans, current U. S. service personnel — active, guard and reserves — and current Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania members. ID will be requested at the door for holders of $20.00 tickets.
A limited number of tickets will be available at the door until 7:30 p.m.

Purchase tickets here: https://www.storepatrailsofhistory.com/4/ #/Admission