Price: $7.00 per student. For every 5 students, 1 chaperone is admitted free. Additional chaperones are $9.00 per person.
Students will get their tickets at a train station, get their tickets punched aboard a passenger car, build a section of railroad track, and shovel coal into a steam locomotive’s firebox.
Students will sort mail as railway postal clerks, inspect trains as freight conductors, use flag signals as brakemen, and load and unload baggage from a passenger train as baggage handlers.
Students will explore the innovations that made railroads faster, safer, and more efficient. Along the way, they will see what these innovations meant for those who worked or rode on the railroad. During the tour, students will be invited to climb aboard some of the locomotives and rail cars from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s collection.
If you are bringing a group and would like to experience the exhibits on your own, please visit here for group discounts.
Suggested Price: $100 per program
Various Audiences | 20-25 Participants Max. | 60-90 Min.
Participants will be able to interact with many hands-on visual aids and artifacts, like tools, lanterns, uniform items, dining car china, and ticket punches, to explore the various jobs in railroading.
Various Audiences | 20-25 Participants Max. | 60-90 Min.
Using a miniature working steam model, an instructor will demonstrate the physics of steam locomotion. With the help of historic artifacts, photos, and other visual aids, participants will explore the evolution of locomotion, from steam to electric to diesel-electric.
Various Audiences | 20-25 Participants Max. | 60-90 Min.
Working in small groups, students use K’NEX building kits and other learning aids to explore the engineering behind railroad bridges.
Various Audiences | 100 Participants Max. | 30-60 Min.
Do you need a guest speaker for a dinner, meeting or special event? Our popular railroad-themed slide lectures are designed for the enjoyment of those attending business meetings, banquets, and other social gatherings. Several titles are available. Please call to inquire.
Using Zoom | Suggested Price: $75 per program
Various Audiences | 25 Participants Max. | 35-45 Min.
Through unique objects, you will learn about the jobs of the Conductor, Station Agent, and Engineer. A combination of demonstration, guided activity, historic photographs, and audio will be used during the program.
Teen-Adult Audiences | 30 Participants Max. | 45-60 Min.
For over 175 years, trains have carried passengers across the American landscape – and from the earliest days, Pennsylvania has reigned supreme. Pennsylvania railroads led the way and continue to impact travelers today.
Teen-Adult Audiences | 30 Participants Max. | 45-60 Min.
Whether grand or small, stations were and, in some cases, continue to be the lifeblood of towns and cities. During the heyday of railroading, stations and the people who worked in them kept the trains running safely and efficiently.
Teen-Adult Audiences | 30 Participants Max. | 45-60 Min.
Crummy, hack, cabin car, or caboose – no matter what you call it, the caboose has had a colorful and interesting history. In this lecture, we’ll talk about why these cars have become icons of railroading by delving into their history and their purpose.
Juliette O’Connor, Museum Educator
717-687-8628 ext 3025
juoconnor@pa.gov
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