Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
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| Established | 2008 |
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| Location | Hamburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°32′49″N 75°58′52″W / 40.54702°N 75.98115°W |
| Type | Rail museum |
| Collections | Vintage Reading Railroad rolling stock |
| Owner | Reading Company Technical & Historical Society |
| Website | www |
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]
Collection
[edit]All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified.[3]
Diesel Locomotives/Multiple Units
[edit]- ALCO C424 #5204
- ALCO C630 #5308
- ALCO RS-3 #485
- Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 #702
- Budd RDC-1 #9152- Last RDC Built by Budd
- Budd RDC-1 #9162
- EMD FP7 #900
- EMD FP7 #902 (on loan to SMS Rail Lines)
- EMD GP7 #621
- EMD GP30 #5513; First production model built
- EMD GP35 #3640; Last locomotive overhauled and painted by the Reading
- EMD GP39-2 #3412; Operational [4][5]
- EMD NW2 #103; Operational
- EMD SW1200 #2719
- GE U30C #6300
- Norfolk Southern Road Slug #9905; rebuilt from FM H-24-66 Wabash #552.
- Class EPB #863; Only surviving EPB EMU with its original seats
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9104
(ex-#305)
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9110; Last Car on the final train to depart Reading Terminal
(ex-#839)
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9111
(ex-#827)
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9113
( ex-#833 )
- Class RER "Blueliner" #9131
( ex-#881)
- SEPTA Silverliner II #9001 (has yet to be delivered)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Home Page - Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - Reading Company Technical & Historical Society".
- ^ Laepple, Wayne (2019-10-10). "Former Reading locomotive arrives at Reading Co. museum NEWSWIRE". Trains. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "GP39-2 News Release". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-15.