RAILROAD HERITAGE DAYS- CELEBRATION
Come out to Hagerstown’s Historic City Park and enjoy the 24th Annual Railroad Heritage Days Celebration on Saturday May 18th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm and Sunday May 19th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
The City of Hagerstown will be hosting activities at the Hagerstown Railroad Museum & Engine 202 in City Park. There will be train barrel-cart rides and a children’s tent with face painting, games and coloring activities. Admission to the event and the museum is free, though donations are accepted.
As part of the Heritage Days Celebration, a bus will transport guests, free of charge, to and from the Railroad Museum (525 Highland Way) and the Round House Museum (300 S. Burhans Blvd).
The Round House Museum will have a nominal admission fee as a fundraising endeavor to benefit the organization. Those riding the bus from City Park to the Round House Museum should expect to pay an entry fee upon arrival.
The Roundhouse Museum will feature displays of Historic Railroad Equipment, Law Enforcement, Military, and local fire & rescue equipment. Also, the Trains of Christmas, "HO" & "O" scale model railroads, trains for kids to run and ride, food sales and much more! There will be Thomas the Tank trackless train rides, and a Moon Bounce. In addition, there will be railroad songs and stories.
On Sunday May 18th, during the celebration, the First Annual “Arts in the Park” will be going on in City Park, as well. Join the Historic City Park Neighborhoods First Group and The City of Hagerstown, Parks and Recreation Division in a free preview of the comical opera Don Giovani complete with steampunk costumes!
The Jonathan Hager House will also be extending its hours on Sunday May 18th to be open from 10am – 4pm for self-guided tours. The museum is free but donations are accepted.
The Hagerstown Railroad Museum & Engine 202 welcomes visitors weekly on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Museum is also available for tours by appointment Sunday through Thursday. The Museum will be open for the season April through December and is located in Hagerstown’s City Park along.
HAGERSTOWN RAILROAD MUSEUM & ENGINE 202
EXPANDED TOUR HOURS FOR 2013:
Friday's and Saturday's from 10am to 4pm
Sunday through Thursday by appointment only
Located in City Park, the Hagerstown Railroad Museum features hundreds of signs, signals, bells, telephones and tools that were used by railroad workers every day. Most of the items in this significant collection came from the Western Maryland Railroad Company. Of special interest are an 1885 Pump Car and an 1875 Velocipede; both vehicles transported workers to rails or rail cars to make repairs.
The crown jewel of the museum is Steam Engine 202. This Locomotive was built in 1912 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and it carried passengers and baggage between Baltimore and Hagerstown. It was retired in 1953. Totaling 77 feet in length, the engine weighs 415,000 pounds. Steam Engine 202 is the only Western Maryland road-type steam locomotive in existence.
In addition to the locomotive and its coal tender, eight cabooses are also on display.
Hours:
April-October, Friday's and Saturday's, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment.
For more information, call (301) 739-8577 X 180.
Located at 501 Highland Way, opposite the Mansion House Art Center.
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