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Author: Jim Werner

Historic Seat Restoration underway

June 13, 2012 Jim Werner

This past winter we received a donation of original Long Island Rail Road wicker seat cushions, original from the LIRR…

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BM-62 7737 gets a new paint job!

May 30, 2012 Jim Werner

This Memorial Day weekend former Long Island Rail Road Combination Baggage Mail Car 7737 was back dated to 1928, now…

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The Riverhead Site is now Open!

April 22, 2012 Jim Werner

The Riverhead Site is NOW open to the public, every Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Come on down and enjoy…

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Lettering for 1556

Jim Werner

This week we began to prepare to apply lettering onto our recently repainted ALCO, 1556. The first step was to…

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Fenced In Equipment is ALL PAINTED!!!!!

April 12, 2012 Jim Werner

LIRR 1556 This week, 1556 continued to get some touch ups all around the engine where needed. One of the…

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Geting Ready To Open In Riverhead

April 8, 2012 Jim Werner

The Museum’s Riverhead Site will again be open to the public this coming Saturday April 14th 2011. Admission is the…

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Tuscan Red, Orange Equipment and New Windows

Jim Werner

Baggage Car 7723 Before we paint the entire car, we wanted to test out the first gallon of a specially…

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Car No.200 is Famous!

April 1, 2012 Jim Werner

A well known network television talk show based in New York City needed some “railroad” photographs for an upcoming show.…

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Annual Educational Forum A Success!

March 26, 2012 Jim Werner

Annual Educational Forum A Success! Mr. Ed Koehler did an OUTSTANDING job this weekend presenting to a record 60 people…

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From the President’s Laptop: LVC Progress Summary

Jim Werner

Each winter, volunteers from the Railroad Museum of Long Island perform maintenance on the buildings and exhibits. All efforts focus…

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Hours of Operation

Riverhead:
Is OPEN for the 2025 Season
Saturdays and Sundays
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

2025 Admission for Riverhead:
Adults: $15.00
Children 5-12 years: $8.00
Infants – 4 years FREE!

Greenport:
Is OPEN for the 2025 Season
Saturdays and Sundays,
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM

2025 Admission for Greenport:
Adults: $9.00
Children 5-12 years: $5.00
Infants – 4 years FREE!

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