Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum is a railroad museum located at 500 S 3rd Street in Hamburg, Pennsylvania dedicated to the preservation of the Reading Railroad, owned and operated by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. It features several pieces of retired rolling stock, including Blueliners and Budd Rail Diesel Cars, plus a few model train layouts as well other railroad memorabilia. The museum is open year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.[1][2]
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Location | Hamburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°32′49″N 75°58′52″W |
| Type | Rail museum |
| Collections | Vintage Reading Railroad rolling stock |
| Owner | Reading Company Technical & Historical Society |
| Website | www |
Collection
All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified.[3]
Diesel Locomotives/Multiple Units
- ALCO C424 #5204
- ALCO C630 #5308
- ALCO RS-3 #485
- Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 #702
- Budd RDC-1 #9152
- Budd RDC-1 #9162
- EMD FP7 #900
- EMD FP7 #902 (on loan to Steamtown National Historic Site)
- EMD GP7 #621
- EMD GP30 #5513; First production model built
- EMD GP35 #3640
- EMD GP39-2 #3412; Operational [4]
- EMD NW2 #103; Operational
- GE U30C #6300
- Norfolk Southern Road Slug #9905; rebuilt from FM H-24-66 Wabash #552.
Electric Multiple Units
- Class EPB #863
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9104 (ex-#827)
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9111 (ex-#833)
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9113
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9115
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9119
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9123
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9127
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9128
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9131
See also
References
- Lewis, Jim (2018-12-31). "Reading Railroad Heritage Museum offers nostalgic Christmas display". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- "The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania highlights historic Reading Railroad". WPMT FOX43. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- http://www.readingrailroad.org/surviving/rdg_surv_equip.shtml
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/108009319236542/permalink/2389354731101978/
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