Category Description: Information about various museums and other attractions.
Grandpa's Model Trains & Toy Museum
NASG Dispatch 2010-12 pg. 16 Scale: multi Author: Glenn Miller
The author and his wife and granddaughter built a multi-gauge layout, open to visitors.
The Strasburg Railroad & The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Scale Rails 2005-12 pg. 30 Scale: (none) Author: Rich Newmiller
The article describes the museum and the history of the Strasburg Railroad (one of the oldest short-line railroad in the U.S.). Includes photos of locomotives, switch tower interior, and exhibit hall.
The Toy Train Museum
Model Railroader 1985-12 pg. 108 Scale: (none) Author: Dick Christianson
This museum, located near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is maintained by Train Collectors Association to keep historical records of our hobby. It has layouts and displays of significant models.
Trainland U.S.A.
Model Railroader 1985-11 pg. 118 Scale: O Author: Dick Christianson
Iowa farmer, Red Atwood, with the help of full time and seasonal "employees" turned his basement into a Lionel museum, which is still open during the Summer season (see link). The article includes a trackplan, and many photos.
Welcome to Steamtown
Scale Rails 2005-10 pg. 26 Scale: (none) Author: Rich Newmiller
Steamtown opened in 1986 to show people the significance of railroad steam. It occupies 40 acres in northeastern Pennsylvania. The article includes many recent photos and a description of the museum's inventory.