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Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Name: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Address: 300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, P O Box 125, Strasburg, PA, 17579, US
Telephone: +17176878628
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The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, with the active support of the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

09/01/2026

Get your tickets now 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. Enjoy this exclusive, self-guided tour of operating model trains in various outdoor and garden settings. It’s a fun family outing for all ages!

Plan your afternoon and choose from among the six stops on this year’s 19th annual 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. It is recommended that you plan the sites you want to visit in advance. The Garden Railways Tour is sponsored by Simon Lever Business Advisors & CPAs. Purchase your tickets here:
https://www.storepatrailsofhistory.com/4/ #/Admission

08/27/2026

. This ribbon was worn by a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The double-sided fabric ribbon is red with gold lettering and decoration on the front side, and the back side, which would have been worn during a period of mourning, is black with silver lettering and decoration.

Founded in 1889, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen included the wives and female relatives of Brotherhood members, providing support for the main organization. Lodge No. 86 served as the ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen’s Old Hundred Lodge No. 100 in Mauch Chunk, now Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The ribbon was donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s collection by George Hart. https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/online-database

08/26/2026

It’s National Dog Day, celebrated every year on August 26 to honor dogs, promote adoption and raise awareness for animal welfare. Do you know about Owney, a terrier mix adopted in the United States as a railway postal mascot about 1888? Learn more about Owney at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-postal-operations-popular-culture-seals-symbols/owney-the-dog

Pick up a plush Owney, a dog finger puppet and books including “Owney the Postal Dog,” “Spot’s Train” and “Bob the Railway Dog” in the Whistle Stop Shop at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Contact [email protected].

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania also hosts socialization sessions for organizations like Alpha Bravo Canine, Canine Partners For Life, KPETS and the 4H Seeing Eye Puppy Club.

08/24/2026

Boys and girls, ages 11 to 17, earn the railroading merit badge in one day, while engaging with the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s behind the scenes tours of the historic railroad collection, various artifacts and model trains demonstrations. Learn more and register your child for the Saturday, October 31 program. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/railroading-merit-badge-workshop-tickets-1996991052997

08/21/2026

Volunteer Dave Sparkes, left, handles steam dome repairs for the Pennsylvania Railroad B6sb locomotive No. 1670, while volunteer Udo Sommerhoff, right, works to install the new steel storage rack for the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s restoration shop. No. 1670 is one of the historic steam engines slated for exhibit in the Museum’s roundhouse. Allan Martin Photo. https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/restoration

08/20/2026

. The cover and inside page of the book “Mousetrap” by Gladys Taber are shown here. Printed in 1943, this pocket-sized book was distributed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to members of the armed forces traveling on military trains to give them a source of entertainment during their trip. The book was a gift to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s archival collection from Denise Reese. https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/online-database

08/19/2026

This Saturday, August 22 is the fourth and final of the season’s Model Railroading Days at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Don’t miss it!

The event features Capitol Free-Mo, the Stillmeadow Crossing Modular Train Group and the World's Largest Lionel 0-72 Layout. And make sure you view the Pennsylvania Middle Division operating HO scale layout in the Museum’s second floor gallery and Pennsylvania Landscapes in Stewart Junction railway education center.

Model Railroading Days take place among the Museum’s world-class collection of historic trains and are included in the regular Museum admission. Purchase your tickets in advance from the Museum’s website or at the door. Learn more:https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Model-Railroading-Days-2026-Flyer.pdf

08/18/2026

Join the PHMC at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, for the next Clash of the Collections as Dodie L. Robbins of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania takes on Sarah Buffington of Old Economy Village! Dodie will put up the Museum's two GG1 locomotives, "Blackjack" No. 4935 and "Old Rivets" No. 4800, against Old Economy's brass French Empire mantel clock. Clash of the Collections is a virtual showdown where PHMC museums go head-to-head presenting artifacts. Tune in and cast your vote. Register now! https://bit.ly/4x5WxD8

08/17/2026

What’s some of the progress on the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s roundhouse construction? In the first photo, one of the subcontractors on the roundhouse project is lifting and jacking up the turntable deck on wood cribbing, so that the bearing in the center pivot, as well as the journals and motors on each end, can be inspected and cleaned, and repairs can be made before being lowered back into its regular position within the turntable pit.

In the second photo, masons from The Witmer Group, one of the subcontractors on the roundhouse project, are finishing up with installing brick along the northern wall of the new exhibit building. Joe Palenchar Photos. You can follow along via still photos on the Museum’s website: https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/roundhouse

08/14/2026

Happy 100th birthday year to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s motorized track car. The Fairmount Company built this particular speeder in 1926 for the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad. The track car, or speeder, is a small, motorized maintenance-of-way vehicle that railroads used to inspect track and shuttle crews quickly to and from work sites. By the end of the 20th century, railroads had retired most speeders. This restored track car, a class CM2, is on exhibit on Track 4 East in Rolling Stock Hall. https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/our-trains

Address

300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, P O Box 125
Strasburg, PA
17579

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17176878628

Website

https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/

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