Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE
for the newly restored Jersey Coast Club Car

The car has the look and feel of a private club. Individual leather chairs, completely restored mahogany interior, stained glass and old time ceiling fans. Built for the Central RR of NJ in 1927, the outside is painted in the blue and cream colors of famous New York-Atlantic City "Blue Comet" express.

Buy tickets on-line now Adults, $15 Children, $11

Military Transport Day coming up!

Learn more about Military Transport Day on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Come see the historic military vehicles on display!

Tickets available for Caboose Train rides

Our next train rides are the Caboose Train Rides, on six summer Sundays from May 16 to September 19. You and your family can ride in a real railroad caboose for a 45-minute round trip ride, departing from the Museum grounds in Morris County, NJ. You can get guaranteed tickets today when you order them online. Thanks for supporting the all-volunteer, non-profit Whippany Railway Museum!

Buy your 2010 train tickets online

Visiting the Museum -- Hours of Operation

Because we are an entirely volunteer-run organization, the Museum is open once a week on Sundays ONLY, from April through October, from 12:00PM to 4:00PM. Admission is $0.50 for children and $1.00 for adults.

You can enjoy an operating O-gauge model railroad layout, railroad artifacts, a gift shop, and outdoor railroad equipment (and you can take a train ride on our six Caboose Train days). For a map and directions, please visit our Contact Us page. See you soon!

Now online: The latest Caboose restorations!

Learn more about our restored Delaware & Hudson and Erie Lackawanna bay-window cabooses! You can ride them on the Caboose Train Rides this summer.


Join our MAILING LIST!

Join our Mailing List to get e-mail reminders about upcoming rides (once a month, no spam).

Steam Locomotive 385 Returns to Whippany

After 35 years, steam locomotive No. 385, returned to Whippany on March 5, 2008. Thanks to the family of the late Joseph Supor, Jr., for donating and transporting the 100-year-old Baldwin 2-8-0 "Consolidation" locomotive, and thanks to the Morristown & Erie Railway for moving the 385 from Cedar Knolls to the Museum grounds.

For more about the move, please visit the 385 update on the J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging Co. Inc. website. For more photos of the 385 when it was in service, visit our Morris County Central history page.

385 in Whippany


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Preserving New Jersey's Railroad History

Equipment Update

A new page is up for our Vintage Farm Tractors | CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY CABOOSE , check them out!


Eye in the Sky

More Museum aerial images are now available! Check them out!



Aerial Museum Images
(click an image to see larger version)

Photos Courtesy of: Photo by Sky Insight
Stephen M. Lind
973-386-9212
Enlargements available



Additional information on making a donation, safety around the Museum, and visitor policies can now be found below on our main menu!



Click below to learn about the Museum!
Our Museum's History, Exhibits and Events Our Museum's History,Exhibits and Events

The Whippany Railway Museum has been bringing to life the history of New Jersey's railroads to the public since 1985. However, the Museum's age belies its heritage. The Museum is built upon nearly 40 years of preservation experience.

Steam Locomotive 4039 Steam Locomotive No. 4039
Fundraising & Restoration Efforts

The sights and sounds of a working steam locomotive can invoke vivid memories of our nation's past. It is the mission of the Whippany Railway Museum to preserve the heritage and history of the railroads.

Our Equipment Our Equipment

Steam Locomotive No. 4039 was built November 1942 for the U.S. War Department by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) of Schenectady, NY

What's New Latest Happenings

The Whippany Railway Museum made history on March 4, 2002 when its ex-U.S. Army Steam Locomotive No. 4039 was given the highest recognition as a National Treasure by its placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

Calendar of Events and Upcoming Excursions Calendar of Events
and Upcoming Excursions

Each year, the Museum sponsors several exciting train excursions, departing from the Museum site, all with a seasonal theme. We invite you to climb aboard our trains for a fun-filled family outing!

Morristown & Erie: A Brief Overview Morristown & Erie:
A Brief Overview

In the age before railroads spun their ribbons of steel across mountains, valleys and streams, many towns and hamlets began to develop. As communities grew, so too grew their need to transport their citizens and the materials they produced.

MCC RR photo A Salute to the
Morris County Central RR

The predecessor organization of the Whippany Railway Museum was the Morris County Central Railroad Museum, which operated from 1965 to 1973 in conjunction with the steam-powered weekend excursion trains of the MORRIS COUNTY CENTRAL RAILROAD (MCC).

Make a Donation Make a Donation

The Whippany Railway Museum, Inc. is an all-volunteer non-profit, educational organization. Donations made to the Museum help it to continue to grow and preserve New Jersey's rich Railroad Heritage.

Safety First! Safety First!

All of us at the Whippany Railway Museum and the Morristown & Erie Railway want your visit to be fun and educational. We work very hard to provide a safe and enjoyable site for you and your family to vist as well as learn from the past.

Visitor Policies Visitor Policies

The Whippany Railway Museum is open to the public Sundays Only, April thru October 12 Noon - 4:00 PM.

Contact Us Directions and
How to Contact Us

The Whippany Railway Museum is located at: 1 Railroad Plaza Route 10 West & Whippany Road