[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E360-E361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2025

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate and recognize 
the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania for their 50th anniversary.
  Originally created by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, 
the Railroad Museum opened its doors 50 years ago in April 1975. The 
first structure in North America specifically built as a railroad 
museum, the Railroad Museum has since added building restorations, an 
education center, a museum store, and many new exhibits. The museum is 
affiliated with the Smithsonian and the Pennsylvania Historical & 
Museum Commission, and has received generous community support from an 
aptly named nonprofit, the Friends of the Railroad Museum of 
Pennsylvania.

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  Today, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's world-class collection 
includes over 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a vast 
library with half a million photographs and documents, a working 
restoration shop, and 20,000 smaller items relating to Pennsylvania 
railroads.
  As the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania celebrates their golden 
anniversary year, I would like to thank the museum for the educational 
opportunities they provide and for their work in keeping not just our 
community's history, but Pennsylvania's history, alive.

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