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North East Appears in Classic Trains Magazine Nickel Plate Steam Feature

May 15, 2015 by LSRHS Webmaster

Berkshire 779 in North East, PA in March of 1957

Classic Trains magazine is just out with their Summer 2015 issue and there is an excellent article on the Nickel Plate Road, with lots of photos of the Berkshire 2-8-4s along Lake Erie taken in March of 1957. The photos show Dunkirk and Pomfret, New York, Conneaut, Ohio and several photos taken in North East, […]

Filed Under: Historic Locomotives

Trains Magazine Map of the Month is Erie PA

February 25, 2015 by LSRHS Webmaster

Rail lines over the years near Erie, PA, including location of Lake Shore Railway museum

Hot on the heels of our museum’s feature article in the January issue of Trains magazine, the April issue has a great double page spread with a rail map of the Erie, PA area. It shows the current rail lines from Ohio to New York along the Lake Erie shoreline and it has a fascinating […]

Filed Under: Lake Shore Railway

GE Donates Locomotive Control Console to Lake Shore Railway Museum

February 25, 2015 by LSRHS Webmaster

GE locomotive control console

Erie General Electric has donated a locomotive control stand to the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society for display at the Lake Shore Railway Museum. It was used in one of the test labs at Erie GE for many years. The control stand is similar to what was installed in many GE Dash 8 locomotives, but […]

Filed Under: GE Locomotives

Lake Shore Railway HO Scale Refrigerator Cars Enter Service

January 5, 2015 by LSRHS Webmaster

LSRHS reefer is at the head of a train powered by PRR 2-8-2 r/n 7346

These photos are just in. It looks like the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society HO scale reefers are now in service. Jan Nagle caught these in action and they look great. Keep your eyes open for more photos as these cars go to work on model railroads throughout the area.

Filed Under: Model railroading

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May until June 14th:
Saturday and Sunday
June 15th until Labor Day:
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Labor Day until October 26th:
Saturday and Sunday
For all days listed above: 12 Noon until 4PM
- unless otherwise posted for special events

The museum grounds are open to the public from daylight to dusk, year round.

Admission to the museum is by donations at the door which are encouraged and greatly appreciated.

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31 Wall St, North East, PA 16428
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