Join Us For Our Upcoming Fall Events!

We all love trains! There’s a lot to see and do during the

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s upcoming events. Join us!

Fall 2024 Events

● SENSORY SATURDAY. Saturday, October 5, Saturday, November 9 and Saturday, December 7. Designed for individuals with special sensory needs to experience the Museum with reduced lighting, sounds and attendance.

● STORY TIME WITH THE EDUCATOR. Saturday, October 5, Friday, October 18, Saturday, November 9 and Friday,

November 19. Designed for children ages 2 through preK to enjoy a featured book and a craft activity.

October 18 is walk in registration at

10:30 a.m.

November 15 is walk in registration at 10:30 a.m.

● RAILROADING MERIT BADGE WORKSHOP. Saturday, October 5 and Saturday, November 9. Designed for individual boys and girls ages 11 through 17 to earn the railroading merit badge. SOLD OUT!

● GARDEN RAILWAYS TOUR. Sunday, October 6. 17th annual self-guided tour of operating model trains in outdoor settings. Purchase tickets on Eventbrite or in the Whistle Stop Shop museum store.

Purchase tickets here.

● TRAINS & TREATS. Saturday,

October 19. Designed for children ages 3 to 12 to come in costume, if they like, to tour the Museum’s historic trains and gather special treats.

● TRAINS & TROOPS. Saturday, November 2 and Sunday,

November 3. Sponsored by A. P. Murray. 24th annual weekend event salutes American railroads and the United States military, veterans and active duty service men and women.

● 1940S SWING DANCE. Saturday, November 2. Dance to the fantastic Moonlighters big band performing the greatest hits from the Greatest Generation.

Purchase tickets here.

● THE EXTRAORDINARY GIVE. Friday, November 22. Donate to the Friends during this 24-hour giving marathon sponsored by the Lancaster County Community Foundation.

Donate to the Friends online.

● NEW YORK CITY HOLIDAY RAMBLE. Saturday,

December 7. Take a private tour New York City’s great Moynihan Train Hall and Grand Central Terminal, with its annual holiday fair and operating model trains.

Download the brochure/registration form here.

● HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Saturday, December 7 and Saturday,

December 14. Sponsored by Tanger Outlets Lancaster. Spend time with family and friends during this memorable annual event and enjoy the fascinating heritage of our nation’s railroads amid the Museum’s festive holiday decorations.

● HOLIDAY MOVIE NIGHT. Saturday,

December 7. Watch the new classic holiday film “The Polar Express” in the Museum’s Rolling Stock Hall.

Purchase tickets here.

2025 Events, To Date

● RAILS & ALES. Saturday, April 5, 2025. 8th annual craft beer tasting event with a variety of brews and breweries participating. Tickets go on sale on Eventbrite beginning Sunday, December 1, 2024.

● Woodstown & Winterthur Ramble. Saturday, May 10, 2025. Take a 32-mile roundtrip train ride on the Woodstown Central Railroad and explore the extraordinary gardens, library and museum of Winterthur.

Download the brochure/registration form here.

● Boonton & Black River Ramble. Saturday,

June 14, 2025. Enjoy an in-depth tour of the United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey’s collection and take a train ride on the Black River & Western Railroad.

Download the brochure/registration form here.

● QUEBEC & THE NORTHERN TIER RAMBLE. Tuesday, September 9 through Monday, September 15, 2025. Spend 7 amazing days in upstate New York, Vermont and Quebec riding trains, basking in the scenery and experiencing the history, cultures and attractions.

Download the brochure/registration form here.

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a world-class collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a vast research library and archives, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center and programs, a Museum store and special events and exhibits.

A Smithsonian Affiliate, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is one of 24 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, with the active support of the nonprofit

Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

300 Gap Road, PA Route 741, P. O. Box 125

Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA 17579

RRMuseumPA.org • (717) 687-8628