Whippany Railway Museum

The is an interactive layout inside the museum, and there is an outdoor G Scale layout. The outdoor Layout is the largest in North Jersey. Both are open and operational on all our ride days. They are also open on Sundays from noon to 4 from May to October. Check our website for more information and to purchase tickets for our ride days

The layout inside the museum is O gauge.... The outside layout is the largest G scale layout in North Jersey...

Our excursion trains run on select Saturdays and Sundays from the spring with our Easter Bunny Express, to Our Pumpkin & Halloween trains in the fall. The museum is Open Every Sunday from May to October. You can find dates and ticket ordering on our Website @ WhipppanyRailwayMuseum.net

We do NOT offer a dinner train, but we do offer several ride experiences. We offer Our Easter Bunny Express in the Spring and then Our caboose rides, in the summer, Our pumpkin festal and the Halloween express in the fall. Several of our summer trains will be celebrating different events, National Ice cream Day, the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad. Check out the Museums Website for information, scheduling and to purchase tickets

Currently The museum building is open during our scheduled ride days. We have several upcoming. Check our website @ http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/ for further information

You are more then welcome to visit our grounds and look around. We are located on an ACTIVE railway. Trains and equipment can move through at any time day or night. remember to STOP-LOOK-LISTEN. Please do not climb onto any of the equipment or displays, this is for your own safety. Also please reframe from walking on or between the rails, as it is very easy to trip and fall. For information about or equipment, please visit our museum @ whippanyrailwaymuseum.net

The O scale layout is inside the museum building... Outside and to the left of the museum is a G scale layout... One of the largest in North Jersey

It is located right in front of the snack depot, at the entrance to the property

The 4039 is currently undergoing a complete restoration. This includes the fabrication of a compleat new boiler, fire, & smoke box. We had to obtain an ok from the FRA on the modern fabrication of a welded boiler that had the look of one made in 1945. This process did delay the start of the boiler fabrication. That process is about 90% completed and we should see the boiler shipped to us in the middle of this year. In parallel to that a compleat overhaul of all the running gear on the frame has to be performed, cleaning, restoration, fabrication of the thousands of parts that make up a steam engine have to be compleated. This includes both main pistons and valves. The process has been slow going, but we are hopefull that we will be very close to completion in about a year. As long as there are no unforseen issues or setbacks. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for pictures and updates

The 385 cab is usually open during ride days or other special events.

Yes. The Sept 9th 2018 event is also our Touch-A-Truck event. Everyone will be able to look at, get in, and admire some very interesting equipment. Rides Depart at 1, 2, 3, 4pm. Tickets are available through our website and are going fast.