Railroad Museum of PA

[LiveSteamer]

We took another trip down to lancaster earlier this month. Well this time I did manage to make it to the railroad museum and did get some pictures. Our oldest daughter just loved it because she could see the trains up close as to just watching them pass her by. We didn't make it through the entire museum as our youngest daughter started to get cranky. But other than that it was another great trip. The weather was great, no snow down that way as to were up here there was snow. Below is the photo's I did manage to take.







In this photo you can see the wife and our oldest daughter looking over the tender of PRR G5 #5741


The only E7 left in the world


PRR GG1

[modelsof1900]

Thanks for sharing these fine locos and pictures!

[FCIN]

Great stuff! I see a trip to Pennsylvania in my future!

[LiveSteamer]

Thanks guys. It sure is worth a visit. A friend of mine had built the PRR G5 in 1-1/2 inch scale live steam. It sure was nice to see the real thing up close. We didn't make it outside as it was too cold that morning to walk around the yard.

[RobertInOntario]

My family (my wife & two sons) visited this museum during July of 2007. We really enjoyed it as well as the several other railroad sites in that area. We also went on the Strasburg Railroad which was the highlight for me. I would love to go again some day.

[LiveSteamer]

Howdy Rob, It sure is a nice place. We were down there last year when thomas the tank engine was there. We didn't make it to the museum last year but I got promised if I was good LOL I could go to the railroad museum this year. We are however planning to go again when thomas is back this year. Here are a few more photo's from there. The locomotive that I liked the most there was the PRR A5 #94. I do have other favorites but she is number 1 on my list of favorite steam engines.

*Side Note* - I am starting to build the PRR A5 #94 on Lego Digital Designer. I am trying to get as much detail into it as I can from the photo's that I took while we was there. Later this year when we go back I am going to get more detailed shots of her.











And now my favorite steam locomotive - PRR A5 #94

[RobertInOntario]

Yes, the entire area is an awesome place...I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could but it's a lack of time & money situation.

We bought my 8 yr old son a Lego Hogwarts Express for Christmas but its not the powered kind. Not sure how easy it would be to transition into "powered Lego trains" -- I assume they use the same track, etc., so it's probably easy.

[LiveSteamer]

Yes, the entire area is an awesome place...I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could but it's a lack of time & money situation.

We bought my 8 yr old son a Lego Hogwarts Express for Christmas but its not the powered kind. Not sure how easy it would be to transition into "powered Lego trains" -- I assume they use the same track, etc., so it's probably easy.

Howdy Rob, if you follow this link you can see what is needed. The train powered functions are on this page. They are not cheap, but if you really want to make it powered, you can add the power functions to the tender or somehow rework the locomotive to have the power function under the cab.

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[RobertInOntario]

Yes, the entire area is an awesome place...I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could but it's a lack of time & money situation.

We bought my 8 yr old son a Lego Hogwarts Express for Christmas but its not the powered kind. Not sure how easy it would be to transition into "powered Lego trains" -- I assume they use the same track, etc., so it's probably easy.

Howdy Rob, if you follow this link you can see what is needed. The train powered functions are on this page. They are not cheap, but if you really want to make it powered, you can add the power functions to the tender or somehow rework the locomotive to have the power function under the cab.

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Thanks! I'll check into that. My son would love it.

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Looks like they shuffled things around. Do I see the corner of a Reading Company EPA (Heavy Electric MU) peeking out behind #7002? It used to be in the "dark" end of the museum, neat to see it up close to the other electrics. Maybe one day they'll bring the DD1 inside as well. So very few electrics get saved (other than GG1s it seems). the RR Museum of PA homes the last of many of these types on the Pennsy. The only B1, the only DD1, the only E60MA, the last E44.

I would think that a musuem in PA, and on that is not 10 minutes from the electrified line to Harrisburg, might include some more juice jacks in the mix. (To be fair, it already houses more than most).

I actually heard the RR Museum of PA was looking to get rid of his Pioneer III/Silverliner I cars outside. Can anyone confirm this?

I was talking with an engineer about if any of the Silverliners II/III currently in service might be preserved there, and told me not only did they not want any, but were not happey with the 1958 Silverliners they owned either. Its a shame when you think about it, those cars have been around for the last 40-50 years and have earned their place as much as any other type, but I suppose since they aren't "vintage", they'll get passed over.