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.
Collection All equipment built for the Reading and listed by original road number, unless specified.
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; Under restoration 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
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