Oklahoma Railway Museum, Railway transportation museum in Oklahoma City, United States.
The Oklahoma Railway Museum is a non-profit railway museum in Oklahoma City with an outdoor yard holding 10 diesel and steam locomotives, 10 passenger cars, and numerous maintenance-of-way and freight pieces from many railroads. It operates four diesel locomotives, and train rides run on the first and third Saturdays from April to September.
The museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Oklahoma City, self-funded through memberships, train fares, special events, donations and grants for restoration projects. It holds about 210 members, around 50 of them active, and operates under Federal Railroad Administration rules. It belongs to the HeritageRail Alliance and Frontier Country Tourism and is an associate member of the Adventure District of Oklahoma City.
The museum keeps about 210 members, around 50 of them active, and is run as a self-funded 501(c)(3) non-profit. It belongs to the HeritageRail Alliance and is an associate member of Oklahoma City's Adventure District. Annual events include the Easter Express, the Halloween Train and a Polar Express around Christmas.
Train rides run on the first and third Saturday of each month from April to September, typically departing at 9:15 am, 11:15 am, 1:15 pm and 3:15 pm. Operations follow Federal Railroad Administration rules, so stay behind marked barriers around the equipment.
The museum's guest steam locomotive "Sadie" (serial number 4139) was built in 1931 at the Vulcan Iron Works in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and ran October train rides from October 16, 2021, staying through spring 2022. The museum holds about 210 members, roughly 50 of them active, and runs under Federal Railroad Administration rules.
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