Railroad Heritage Day slated

Railroad Heritage Day will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg.

Among the activities will be a gallery talk, "Art of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania," by museum curator Dodie Robbins at 11 a.m. in the second-floor gallery. The program will also feature art by Grif Teller and Ted Rose as well as the Pennsylvania Railroad presidential portraits.

Elizabeth Myers, museum volunteer and program coordinator, will present "A Brief History of the Broadway Limited" at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

Throughout the event, the Rolling Stock Hall will feature a Pennsylvania Railroad truck owned by Ken Briers and a kids' craft table.

Some of the museum's historic locomotives and railroad cars will be open for visitors to experience. Railroad Heritage Day activities are included in the regular museum admission.

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center, a research library and archives, special events and exhibits, and a museum store. To learn more, visit http://www.rrmuseumpa.org or call 717-687-8628.

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