Reading Railroad Heritage Museum facts for kids

The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum is a railroad museum located at 500 S 3rd Street in Hamburg, Pennsylvania dedicated to the preservation of the Reading Railroad, owned and operated by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. It features several pieces of retired rolling stock, including Blueliners and Budd Rail Diesel Cars, plus a few model train layouts as well other railroad memorabilia. The museum is open year-round on Saturdays and Sundays.

Collection

All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified.

Diesel Locomotives/Multiple Units

• ALCO C424 #5204
• ALCO C630 #5308
• ALCO RS-3 #485
• Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 #702
• Budd RDC-1 #9152- Last RDC Built by Budd
• Budd RDC-1 #9162
• EMD FP7 #900
• EMD FP7 #902 (on loan to Steamtown National Historic Site)
• EMD GP7 #621
• EMD GP30 #5513; First production model built
• EMD GP35 #3640; Last locomotive overhauled and painted by the Reading
• EMD GP39-2 #3412; Operational
• EMD NW2 #103; Operational
• EMD SW1200 #2719
• GE U30C #6300
• Norfolk Southern Road Slug #9905; rebuilt from FM H-24-66 Wabash #552.

Electric Multiple Units

• Class EPB #863; Only surviving EPB EMU with its original seats
• Class RER "Blueliner" #9104

(ex-#305)

• Class RER "Blueliner" #9110; Last Car on the final train to depart Reading Terminal

(ex-#839)

• Class RER "Blueliner" #9111

(ex-#827)

• Class RER "Blueliner" #9113

( ex-#833 )

• Class RER "Blueliner" #9131

( ex-#881)

See also

• Reading Company