Village News
2022 Annual Appeal
Dear Friends, November is a time of reflection at the museum. As our team of staff, volunteers and board members prepare the grounds for winter, we reflect on a year past and envision the year ahead. And in keeping with the worldwide November tradition, we give...
September 2022 Village Voice
Read the latest issue of the Village Voice.
Historic locomotives receive “Full Steam Ahead” following annual state inspection
by Dick Forrest, Engineer in Charge Boiler inspections are conducted by the State Boiler Inspectors on an annual basis. Inspections are conducted in two phases. The first inspection, conducted off season, looks at condition of internal metal parts to make sure wall...
Restoring life: 1929 Packard
by Stein Eriksen and David Blackman, Buildings & Grounds This month we brought the 1929 Packard back to life. As with any car that has been sitting for the last 5 plus years a few things needed to be done before it would fire up. There’s 3 things that...
The Village People: Spring 2022: Welcoming Hellos, Warm Goodbyes….
Excited to Welcome and Introduce... Stein Erikson- Building and Grounds Associate Stein started at the museum in late April, bringing with him extensive experience in just about everything, and his well-rounded skill set is already making its mark to help our small...

ARCHIVING OUR PAST BY BUILDING OUR FUTURE
'MANY DO NOT KNOW THAT ITEMS ON DISPLAY ARE ONLY A FRACTION OF THE OBJECTS MAKING UP THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS' THE VISION Railway Village Museum Director, Steve Markowitz, immediately recognized the institution's need for additional storage facilities when he first...
2021 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, It seems impossible that November is upon us once again. And once again, our world is vastly different than it was just a short year ago. As a community, we moved beyond the challenges of isolation, and began to tackle an entirely new set of...
Business Manager
The Railway Village Museum is seeking a bright, energetic, individual with a positive attitude to fill the position of Business Manager. This full time position with excellent benefits will be responsible for the organization and coordination of museum office...

The Lonely Conductor
It’s been a tough year. But there are always silver linings if we look hard enough,
60% off Pop Up Sale Event at Museum Store
As we prepare for our new and very exciting Iron Horse Antiques and General Store, we will be having Pop Up Shopping Events between now and the official store opening in May 2021. The first one is tomorrow, September 10th from 10am-1pm. Shoppers can come to the...