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What you should know
Visitor tip
Combine your visit with the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail located right at the venue - the trail features creative sculptures and is perfect for biking or walking, especially if visiting with families.
Visitor tip
Watch the informational movie inside the converted 86-foot hi-cube box car before exploring the rail cars themselves - it provides important historical context about Conrail's formation and significance to American railroad history.
Visitor tip
The museum is wheelchair accessible and kid-friendly with hands-on rail cars you can walk through, making it suitable for visitors of all ages and mobility levels.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Railroad History Museum
- Location
- Shippensburg, PA
- Organization
- Conrail Historical Society (501(c)(3) non-profit, est. 1995)
- Collections
- Restored railroad equipment, archives, artifacts, online photo archive
- Membership
- Available with quarterly magazine
What visitors say
Absolutely — here’s a more casual, layman-friendly version of the historical five-star Google review for the Conrail Museum in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, while still honoring the depth and significance of the site: ⸻ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If…
This is a great place to go for a walk and see the 2 rail cars that have been turned in to small museums! They are both very informative and made for an interesting free quick stop visit. The rail trail is also great with the first bit…
Very interesting. Doors are open & a movie is playing to tell you about the trains you are inside of.
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Did You Know?
- The museum is housed inside a retired 86-foot high-cube box car and operates 365 days a year from sunrise to sunset without staffing
- Conrail was formed in the 1970s when several major railroads went bankrupt, and the government intervened to keep goods moving across the country during an economic crisis
- The museum features restored rail cars including a bright blue locomotive and a caboose that visitors can walk up to and explore
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