Whippany Railway Museum

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Whippany Railway Museum
Established 1985
Location Whippany, New Jersey
Type railway museum
Website http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/index.html

Coordinates: 40°49′12″N 74°24′43″W / 40.82, -74.412

The Whippany Railway Museum is a railway museum in Whippany, New Jersey.

[edit] History

The museum developed out of the former Pequannock Valley Transportation Museum, which was looking to move and expand. The new museum opened on October 26, 1985.

[edit] Notable Rolling Stock

[edit] Locomotives


Builder Model Year built Type Current number Former numbers (if applicable) Operational status
GE 70-tonner 1951 Diesel-electric RV 16 Cosmetically restored
GE 70-tonner 1954 Diesel-electric RV 17 Awaiting cosmetic restoration
ALCO RS-1 1954 Diesel-electric ME 21 SOO 350; V&M 1; MDDE 21; MCER 21 In service
ALCO 0-6-0 1942 Steam Morris County Central 4039 U.S. Army 4039; Virginia Blue Ridge 5 Cosmetically restored