Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Willimantic, Connecticut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located on Route 32 in Willimantic, Connecticut.[1] It was founded by members of the Connecticut Eastern Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
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Established | 1995 (1995) |
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Location | Willimantic, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41.7149°N 72.2356°W / 41.7149; -72.2356 |
Type | Railroad museum |
Accreditation | National Railway Historical Society |
Key holdings | EMD FL9 from New Haven Railroad |
Collections | Steam locomotive, diesel-electric trains, 2 train stations, and a replica roundhouse |
Collection size | 28 |
Visitors | 1,000 (2015) |
Public transit access | Windham Region Transit District |
Nearest parking | Nearby Bridge St. (CT 32) |
Website | www |
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The museum is home to a replica Columbia Roundhouse built in 2000.[2] It holds many exhibits, including the former train station for Chaplin, twelve diesel-electric trains, and four steam locomotives.[3] The Air Line Trail runs along the edge of the property, as did the Connecticut Eastern railroad for which the museum is named.[4] The roundhouse contains a 60-foot Armstrong turntable.[5]