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Tenth Locomotive added to Lake Shore Railway Museum’s “Locomotives that our parents and grandparents built collection.”

November 22, 2019 by Alex Hummel

North East, PA.  — A 1943 ex-military forty-five(45) ton “centercab” switcher locomotive becomes #10 in the “locomotives that our parents and grandparents built collection” of General Electric locomotives at Lake Shore Railway Museum. Built in 1943 as serial number 17851 and assigned to McChord Army Air Field (now McChord Air Force Base) south of Tacoma, […]

Filed Under: GE Locomotives, Historic Locomotives, Lake Shore Railway Museum

CSX Pride in Service to make a big show in northwestern Pennsylvania

October 2, 2019 by Alex Hummel

Following in the 2017 footsteps of C&O “Chessie” locomotive #8272, the THREE recently christened “CSX Pride in Service” locomotives are scheduled to visit the hallowed erecting halls and grounds of Erie Wabtec/GE where they were built. They will then move to Lake Shore Railway Historical Museum in North East, PA, for public display on Saturday, […]

Filed Under: GE Locomotives, Lake Shore Railway Museum

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May until June 14th:
Saturday and Sunday
June 15th until Labor Day:
Thursday thru Sunday
September 8th thru October 29th:
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
(814) 725-1911

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