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Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Coordinates: 40°32′49″N 75°58′52″W / 40.54702°N 75.98115°W / 40.54702; -75.98115
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Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
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Established2008
LocationHamburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′49″N 75°58′52″W / 40.54702°N 75.98115°W / 40.54702; -75.98115
TypeRail museum
CollectionsVintage Reading Railroad rolling stock
OwnerReading Company Technical & Historical Society
Websitewww.readingrailroad.org

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

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All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified.[3]

Diesel Locomotives/Multiple Units

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  • 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)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Jim (2018-12-31). "Reading Railroad Heritage Museum offers nostalgic Christmas display". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  2. ^ "The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania highlights historic Reading Railroad". WPMT FOX43. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  3. ^ "Home Page - Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - Reading Company Technical & Historical Society".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "GP39-2 News Release". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-15.