The Oswego Railroad Museum Offers:

• An excellent operating layout (24' x 36') of the southern Oswego County area in the 1950's Area
• Many other model and toy train layouts both large and small
• An extensive railroad library

Upcoming Events:

Penn Central/Conrail Days
April 30 - May 1
Celebrating two of modern railroading's Fallen Flags. Penn Central was the result of a merger between New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1968. These in turn became Conrail in 1976.

National Train Days
May 7-8
Amtrak's National Train Day, May 7, will celebrate the 142 anniversary of the driving of the golden spike ceremony in Promontory Summit, UT. Also celebrating the 118th anniversary of world record speed run of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad #999, 4-4-0 steam locomotive.

Circus Moves by Rail
May 14-15, 21-22
Exhibit will include displays of various miniature circus and carnival layouts, trains, posters, photos and videos. An 8'x12' playmobile circus will be on hand for the children.

Military Railroading
May 28-30
Memorial Day weekend will honor the railroads that served us so well during times of war. See models and photos of the railroads and video documentaries covering the Civil War up to World War II.

67th Anniversary of D-Day
June 4-5
We will be working in conjunction with the H. Lee White Marine Museum to celebrate the 67th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, June 6, 1944.

D, L & W & the Dairy Industry
June 11-12, 18-19, 25-26
Showcasing National Dairy Month and the Deleware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. See models and photos of local creameries and the railroad cars such as the Lackawanna used to ship the milk to them and the final products from them.

American Freedom Train
July 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24
Due to popular demand the American Freedom Train exhibit will be returning to the museum. The first train was created in 1947 to celebrate our freedom after World War II. The second Freedom Train was created to promote patriotism for the bi-centennial celebration and traveled the country during 1975-1976. See O Scale models of both trains, along with photos, videos and souvenirs from these trains along with the New York State Freedom Train from 1949-1950.

Harborfest - Railroads & The Seas
July 29-31
Exhibits showcasing how the railroads and the shipping industry have worked together through the years. Oswego was home to four coal trestles where the railroads would transfer the coal brought from Pennsylvania to barges and ships for delivery to ports of the Great Lakes.

New York Central Month
August 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
Celebrate the first train run on Aug. 9, 1831 for the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad and the building of the railroad tunnel and bridge in Oswego by the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad in the mid 1870's. These formed the New York Central which serviced Oswego until 1968 when it merged with Pennsylvania Railroad and became Penn Central Railroad.

Working on the Railroad
Sept 3-5
Labor Day weekend will feature a look at the men and women who helped to build and run America's railroads through the use of photos and videos.