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ARE STILL AVALABLE
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COACH CAR TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
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27th Annual
Easter Bunny Express
April 7, 13, 14, & 20
Celebrate the return of Spring with a fun themed train ride through northern New Jersey! The Easter Bunny and helpers will be on board greeting everyone during the 45-minute round-trip ride along the Morristown & Erie Railway's historic Whippanong Trail. Your train ride departs from and returns to the Whippany Railway Museum site in Morris County, NJ. You'll enjoy the comfort of heated passenger coaches as the Easter Bunny makes his way through to visit with you and your child.
These rides usually sell out early, so advance Internet Ticket reservations are strongly recommended!
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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 Booton 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.
Golden Spike 150 Day
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Celebrate The 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad
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At the beginning of the Civil War over 157 years ago, leaders of the Union looked westward to the glistening waters of the Pacific Ocean. In between lay a vast and challenging landscape of deserts, mountains, and hostile natives. Americans saw the promise of new lives and prosperity for millions who were willing to work hard and tame the land. After Irish and Chinese laborers toiled seven years, locomotives from the East and West met on a windswept summit at Promontory, Utah in May 1869. With a final spike of solid gold, the Pacific Railroad was done. The United States was, at last, One Nation |
Next to winning the Civil War and abolishing slavery, building the First Transcontinental Railroad was the greatest achievement of the American people in the nineteenth century. Join the Whippany Railway Museum in Whippany, NJ on Saturday, May 11th as we honor this great event and 150 years of railroading history with special exhibits, events and more.
Special Events:
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TRAINS DEPART at 1, 2, 3 & 4 PM, rain or shine from the Museum site at 1 Railroad Plaza at the intersection of Route 10 West & Whippany Road in Whippany, NJ
TRAIN FARE: Adult: $16.00; Child (under 12): $11.00; Infants (1 year and under): Free (NOTE: Train fare includes admission to Museum building and all exhibits)
Father's Day Train Rides
Trains depart the Whippany Station 1, 2, 3, & 4 PMand is a 45 minute, non stop, round trip.
Buy your tickets on line up until 2 hours before departure time.
At the present time there is still caboose seating available and very limited Club Car seating
Ice Cream Day
Excursion Train
Sunday, July 7
1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
July is National Ice Cream Month, so join in the fun at the Whippany Railway Museum on Sunday, July 8th during a 10-mile, 45-minute round trip train ride. Your ticket includes a scoop of delicious ice cream after the ride. Present your punched ticket at the Snack Depot to get your free ice cream. ONLY punched tickets, presented AFTER the ride time, will be accepted for the ice cream. No Ice cream can be consumed aboard the train.
Our trains feature a unique collection of vintage cabooses from historic NJ rail lines of long ago. For a slightly higher fare you can upgrade your excursion experience by riding in our elegant 1927-era Club Car “Jersey Coast”, with all the amenities of the 1930s.
Touch-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!
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
