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There are numerous living history museums across the United States of America.  Very few of these museums are centered on the railroad.  One of these museums can be found in a little town in northeastern Ohio. Welcome to the Jefferson Depot Village in Jefferson, Ohio.  The village is built around the original Jefferson train depot … Continue reading The Jefferson Depot Village, Jefferson, Ohio

Here you are.  You are walking up to an English style majestic Tudor mansion.  You stroll through the gardens and watch the tulips and the flowers, and you get a great view of the river.  You enter the house, and you see the dining hall and the many carvings on the walls and on the … Continue reading Agecroft Hall and Gardens, Richmond, Virginia

When you think about the Hampton Roads Region and Tidewater Region of Virginia, you think about the many numerous ports through the many waterways.  The region consists has many busy ports to include Norfolk and Hampton.  With all of these ports, getting the cargo inland was a challenge.  The railroad answered that challenge. Welcome to … Continue reading The Railroad Museum of Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia

You have model train displays, and you have the Model Train Exhibit at Merchants Square in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Now some of you are saying, “Yeah, I know.  You go and see a model train as it goes around and around and around.  It is nothing new.  It is the same old same old.” Welcome to … Continue reading The Model Train Exhibit at Merchants Square, Allentown, Pennsylvania