Lancaster County Railroad Activities

King's Cottage
1049 East King Street
Lancaster, PA  17602-3231

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Choo Choo Barn
717-687-7911
 136 Brown Street
Middletown, PA 17057

Since 1961, people across the country and around the world have come to visit a truly unique attraction...the Choo Choo Barn -- Traintown U.S.A.®! With over 150 animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains, we guarantee the Choo Choo Barn is like nothing you've ever seen.
Make sure you stay long enough for the lights to dim in order to see Lancaster County at night. You don't want to miss the house fire and recuse either. Take your time walking through this is a wonderful display.

Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad
717-684-2155/ 800-592-3646
 136 Brown Street
Middletown, PA 17057

Visitors to the M&H Railroad will enjoy an 11-mile train ride along the Swatara Creek, while learning the history of the area. Passengers board our 1920’s vintage, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western coaches at our 1891 Freight Station in Middletown or at the Indian Echo Caverns Platform.

During the ride, the train follows the towpath of the historic Union Canal and alongside the peaceful Swatara. The narrator relates the history of the Canal (completed in 1822) and the location of Canal Lock #33, as well as a century old limekiln and Horse Thief Cave. Passengers will have a "photographic moment" while crossing a 35-foot bridge above the Swatara Creek.

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
717-687-8628
 300 Gap Rd
Strasburg, PA 17579

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, the largest in the United States, houses one of the most significant collections of historic railroad artifacts in the world. The Museum displays over 100 locomotives and cars from the mid-19th and 20th centuries, including the priceless Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Collection.

Strasburg Rail Road
717-687-7522
 Route 741 East
Strasburg, PA 17579

All aboard America's oldest short-line railroad, where you'll ride authentically restored passenger cars pulled by a huge, coal-burning steam locomotive. See our Amish neighbors up close as they work and play on nearby farms. You'll depart from the circa 1915 East Strasburg Station of shops, a restaurant, rail car displays and historic buildings. Take a Noon Shop Tour and watch trains being built and refurbished.

National Toy Train Museum
717-687-7522
 Route 741 East
Strasburg, PA 17579
Headquarters of the Train Collectors Association

Here you will enjoy a World-Class Collection of Toy Trains for Kids of All Ages.

Relive those childhood days while watching the Electric trains, looking at the floor toys, accessories, from the mid-1800s to present made by Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Marklin, LGB and many others. You can even run many of the trains yourself and you'll find friendly docents available to answer your questions. There are five large train layouts covering the train sizes of standard gauge, O, S, G, HO, plus Z.
Make sure you leave plenty of time for this museum.

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