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MUSEUM

For our hours of operation, click on Live-Steam Train Rides.  We are open weekends April-December.
 
Our museum building is still in progress.  The front room is open for purchases of train ride tickets and gift shop items, such as railroad hats, postcards, a limited selection of Thomas the Tank items, puzzles, stickers, etc. for the kids, as well as detailed steam locomotive prints by artist Bill Berkompas which are popular with railroad enthusiasts of all ages. 

Our conference room is available for rent as either a meeting room or birthday party room.  Now in our artifacts room is a Lionel toy train layout on loan from our member Joe L. 

For more photos of building construction, click here.

 

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On the grounds of the museum visitors will find static displays of the following, which are slated for restoration by our volunteers:

 

  • Wooden Boxcar from the late 1800s
    (presently covered with tar paper to preserve)
    Donated by Pilkington, Rossford, Ohio.

 

 

 

  • 1940s Plymouth Switcher
    Donated by Rod Mosier, Plymouth, Ohio.

 

 

 

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  • B&O Caboose C2157
    Donated by Sumburger Drive-In,
    Chillicothe, Ohio; Owner:  W. E. Righter

    Click here to see photos of move.
    Click here for link to Sumburger Drive-In.

    Tours of the caboose are the first
    Sunday of each month,
    April-September, 1-4pm.

 

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  • Hatton passenger/freight depot before
    disassembled and moved to our site.
    Donated by Mary Hemminger.
    Formerly on the T&OC Eastern Division.

    Click here for photos.

 

  • Switchman's shanty
    Donated by Elaine Setzler

    Click here for photos of restoration.

 

 



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