StructuresTouch-A-Truck Event
September 8, 2019
SAVE THE DATE ! Come to the Whippany Railway Museum on Sunday, September 8th for our second annual "Touch-A-Truck" event. This fun family outing offers children of all ages a hands-on opportunity to explore working trucks of all types, as well as meeting the people who build, protect and serve the local community.
See a collection of vehicles - fire trucks, transport vehicles, construction vehicles and public health and safety trucks - that will be positioned on the Museum grounds. Attendees can climb into the cabs, honk the horns, examine the equipment, flash the lights and creatively explore the trucks with guidance from the respective professionals who will explain the equipment and discuss the work each vehicle performs.
Each train ticket holder will receive a special commemorative keepsake of the day.
Ride the hourly excursion trains at 1, 2, 3 & 4 PM
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Pumpkin Festival 2019
Train Rides and Halloween Crafts/Vendor Fair
Sunday, October 06, 2019
12:30 - 5:00 PM
RAIN OR SHINE - THERE IS NO RAIN DATE
Whippany Railway Museum
Whippany, NJ
From 12:30pm to 5:00pm, you and your family can enjoy an afternoon amid the Color and Spirit of Fall in the Whippanong Valley of Morris County, New Jersey.
Autumn is a Season of Family Fun, and the Pumpkin, the reassuring signal of seasonal passage, never fails to bring forth the image of cool nights, bright harvest moons, crackling fires, and the warmth of family and friends. And when pumpkins appear, they take on a playful appearance, alerting everyone that the special magic of HALLOWEEN, with its goblins, ghouls, and witches lies just around the corner.
Halloween Express
Sunday, October 20, 2019
1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
RAIN OR SHINE
The Whippany Railway Museum is a fun, safe place to bring the kids and enjoy the Halloween Season. Ride aboard our 10-mile, 45-minute round trip, spooky fun "Halloween Express". Children of all ages are encouraged to come dressed in their Halloween costumes, helping to make the train a kid-friendly spooky sight. Tricks or Treats will be given out to passengers onboard the trains! All ages are welcome!
Trains will depart at 1,2,3, and 4 PM and will include our fleet of historic cabooses as well as the Jersey Coast club car. Tickets can be purchased up to two hours in advance on the WRYM web site, after that any remaining tickets will be available at the Museum's Whippany ticket office on a first come, first served bases.
Happy Halloween!
Vandalism in Boonton
A vicious vandalism attack occurred at the fenced URHS Boonton Rail Yard. Major damage was inflicted to the rare Lackawanna Railroad parlor / commuter car No. 2454, owned by the Whippany Railway Museum (pictured). The car had just completed a multi-year restoration costing hundreds of thousands of grant and donated dollars. In addition, several restored locomotives and other cars also suffered damage. The rail preservation / restoration community is devastated. Liberty Historic Railway provided significant funding for 2454. LHRy Chairman Bill McKelvey and the Whippany Railway Museum have jointly offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
Anyone with information is asked to contact
the Boonton Police Department at (973) 402-9371
The Volunteers of the Whippany Railway Museum are so grateful for the outpouring of support in the wake of this vicious attack on this historic car. For those wishing to donate to the repairs of the DL&W 2454, we have set up a link on our donation page. Simply CLICK HERE to be taken to that page.
We are asking for your help to reach our goal of raising $100,000 to cover the cost of the fire box stay bolts. Like all steam engines, the fire box is held in it's boiler by over 900 stay bolts. These bolts cost approximately $35 each or $100 each installed.
Please click on the Buy a Bolt link for more information as well as how to make a donation.
The Museum is Open
SUNDAYS ONLY
April through October, Noon until 4 PM.
Admission to the Museum site, including Museum Building, Grounds and Rolling Stock Collection is: ADULTS - $2.00, CHILDREN under 12 - $1.00. Admission fees support our Historic Preservation efforts, as well as building, grounds and artifact maintenance.
You can enjoy an operating O-gauge model railroad layout, railroad artifacts, a gift shop, and outdoor railroad equipment
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The Non-profit Whippany Railway Museum is in no way affiliated with the For-Profit Polar Express organization.
Please direct all inquiries and questions to that organizations email address
