Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum

Established	2008
Location	Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°32′49″N75°58′52″W / 40.54702°N 75.98115°W / 40.54702; -75.98115
Type	Rail museum
Collections	Vintage Reading Railroad rolling stock
Owner	Reading Company Technical & Historical Society
Website	www.readingrailroad.org

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Collection

All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified. ^[3]

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 SMS Rail Lines)
• 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 ^{[4] [5]}
• 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)

• SEPTA Silverliner II #9001 (has yet to be delivered)

See also

• Reading Company

References

1. Lewis, Jim (December 31, 2018). "Reading Railroad Heritage Museum offers nostalgic Christmas display". Reading Eagle. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
2. "The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania highlights historic Reading Railroad". WPMT FOX43. July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
3. "Home Page - Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - Reading Company Technical & Historical Society".
4. Laepple, Wayne (October 10, 2019). "Former Reading locomotive arrives at Reading Co. museum NEWSWIRE". Trains . Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
5. "GP39-2 News Release". Reading Company Technical & Historical Society. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.