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Riverhead Railroad Festival

Celebrates Circus Trains: August 25 & 26

July 31, 2007

RIVERHEAD, NY -- The Board of Trustees of the Railroad Museum of Long Island is pleased to announce our eight annual Riverhead Railroad Festival. It will be held on the Museum grounds at 416 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead, NY across from Riverhead’s Long Island Railroad Station from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th, 2007.

Admission for adults: $6.00; children 5 through 12 years: $3.00; children under 5 yrs. FREE.

This year’s festival Celebrates Circus Trains. Formed in 1990 and opening its doors to the public in 1991 at the Historic Greenport Freight Station, the Railroad Museum of Long Island has grown to include a Visitor’s Center, a restoration shop, numerous artifacts and exhibits including historic railcars and locomotives bringing the history of railroading on Long Island to life.

At this year’s event, see exhibits and working machines of the “Long Island Antique Power Association.” Ride our restored 1964 ~ 1965 LIRR Pavilion World’s Fair Train. (Photo below) Under the big-top tent, visit railroad preservation groups and historical societies and view and purchase items from railroad related vendors. Visit our Museum Gift Shop. See operating toy train layouts in “G” scale, “O” scale, especially the new Circus Train “O” gauge model train layout, “HO” scale, and “N” scale. Tour our historic collection of railcars and locomotives.

For an additional experience, take the 11:22 AM LIRR “Greenport Scoot” to visit our Museum in Greenport and then return to Riverhead. Pay one admission to see both sites on the day of ticket purchase.

For additional information, contact the Riverhead Railroad Festival event coordinator, Mr. Richard Gorddard at e-mail rgorddard@aol.com or the Museum at 631-727-7920.

(Photos courtesy of Railroad Museum of Long Island.)

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