The Top 10 Railroading Museums in the Mid Atlantic States

For the past year I've been compiling a list ofPennsylvania
museums for my model train website. These2. New Jersey Museum of Transportation in Wall,
museums all look like fantastic places to visit, butNew Jersey
what are the most popular? I'll continue with this list...and the most popular railroading museum in the Mid
for the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. TheAtlantic is...
Mid Atlantic States are Delaware, Maryland, New1. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore,
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and WestMaryland
Virginia.Museums not making my top 10 were Harrington
The most popular museums (based on online chatter)Museum in Harrington, Delaware; West Virginia Rail
in the Mid Atlantic are:Museum in Elkins, West Virginia; Hagerstown
10. Railroad Museum of Long Island in Greenport, NewRoundhouse Museum in Hagerstown, Maryland;
YorkEmpire State Museum in Phoenica, New York;
9. New York Museum Of Transportation in WestHuntington Museum in Bowie, Maryland; Eastern Shore
Henrietta, New YorkMuseum in Parksley, Virginia; and Rochester and
8. Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton,Genesee Valley Rail Museum in West Henrietta, New
PennsylvaniaYork.
7. Princeton Railroad Museum in Princeton, WestSo a great mix of states with all but Delaware and
VirginiaVirginia making it into the top 10, and Delaware just
6. Whippany Railway Museum in Whippany, Newbarely missed. I compiled this list by searching for the
Jerseymuseums listed on a number of search engines and
5. Salamanca Rail Museum in Salamanca, New Yorkranking them by the number of web pages,
4. Brunswick Railroad Museum in Brunswick, Marylanddiscussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are
3. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg,available online.