The Medina Railroad Museum is a

railroad museum A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equ ...

located at 530 West Avenue in

Medina, New York Medina is a village in the Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York, United States. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Lake Ontario. The population was 6,065 at the 2010 census, making it the county's most populous ...

, which is northeast of Buffalo and northwest of

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. The museum is housed in one of the largest standing wooden freight depots, built in 1905. The museum is temporarily closed for the winter and will reopen in the spring. Its exhibits feature interactive displays, 6000 artifacts, memorabilia, photos, toys and a model railroad, all relating to the railroads of western New York. It also includes a collection of historic fire fighting equipment. The museum sponsors passenger excursion train trips on a seasonal schedule between

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...

and Lockport - as well as hosting an annual (June) ''

Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British ''Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He became the most popular and famous character in the series, ...

, Day Out with Thomas'' events. In 1997 the boundaries of the village's Main Street Historic District were redrawn to include the building as a contributing property after research established that it was related to other buildings in that district. ''See also:''

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Medina Railroad Museum

Medina Railroad Museum on RocWiki.org

Photos of RR Museum on Flickr.com
Railroad museums in New York (state) Heritage railroads in New York (state) Former New York Central Railroad stations Transport infrastructure completed in 1905 Museums in Orleans County, New York Historic district contributing properties in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Orleans County, New York Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905 Repurposed railway stations in the United States Former railway stations in New York (state) {{NewYork-museum-stub