Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum, Model railroad museum in Richland Township, US.
The Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum maintains a 40-foot by 100-foot scale representation of railroad tracks connecting Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Maryland.
The museum, established in 1985 as Pittsburgh Model Railroad Historical Society, preserves railroad artifacts and model trains dating back to the early 1900s.
This educational facility demonstrates the significance of rail transportation in Western Pennsylvania through detailed miniature displays and historical documentation.
The museum opens for its holiday train show from November to January, with specific hours on Friday evenings and weekend afternoons.
The main exhibit recreates the summer of 1952 railroad landscape between Pittsburgh and Cumberland through meticulously crafted scale models.
Location: Richland Township
Operator: Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum
Address: 5507 Lakeside Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: +17244446944
Website: https://wpmrm.org
GPS coordinates: 40.63100,-79.97290
Latest update: September 20, 2025 21:00
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