Huntington Railroad Museum (Huntington, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°24′18.5904″N 82°28′38.1972″W / 38.405164000°N 82.477277000°W

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Huntington Railroad Museum

Established	1959; 66 years ago (1959)^[1]
Location	Memorial Blvd and 14th Street West, Huntington, West Virginia 25704
Coordinates	38°24′18.5904″N 82°28′38.1972″W / 38.405164000°N 82.477277000°W / 38.405164000; -82.477277000
Type	Railroad and Train
Owner	Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society

Huntington Railroad Museum is a railroad and train museum, located next to the Safety Town in Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 1959, the museum is home to a Chesapeake and Ohio 1308 and has multiple exhibits of other rail vehicles and Collis P. Huntington.^[2]^[3]

Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society

The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, a chapter of National Railway Historical Society, is headquartered at the Huntington Railroad Museum.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "WV Tourism - Huntington Railroad Museum". WV Tourism. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
^ "National Coal Heritage Area/ Coal Heritage Trail". www.coalheritage.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ "Railroad Museum". Cabell-Huntington CVB. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ "Collis P. Huntington Chapter". NRHS. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
^ Lawrence, Chris (2019-02-27). "Popular New River train is canceled". WV MetroNews. Retrieved 2024-08-15.

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Main	Huntingtonians Cabell County Huntington metropolitan area West Virginia Cityscape Neighborhoods
History	Timeline Spring Hill Cemetery B&O Railroad C&O Depot Ohio River flood of 1937 The Marshall Plane Crash Camden Park Mound
Government	Mayor of Huntington Stephen T. Williams Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District Cabell County Schools
Colleges and universities	Huntington Junior College Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Mountwest Community and Technical College
Attractions	Museums: Heritage Farm Museum and Village Huntington Children's Museum Huntington Museum of Art Huntington Railroad Museum Museum of Radio and Technology Safety Town Thomas Carroll House Touma Medical Museum Parks: Beech Fork State Park Camp Mad Anthony Wayne Harris Riverfront Park Memorial Park Ritter Park St. Cloud Commons Performing arts: Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center Keith-Albee Theatre Ritter Park Amphitheater The Foundry Theatre Sports arenas and fields: Cam Henderson Center Chris Cline Athletic Complex Dot Hicks Field Jack Cook Field Joan C. Edwards Stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Sports teams: Huntington Prep AAU Marshall Thundering Herd NCAA Division I Tri-State Coal Cats Appalachian League Other: Appalachian Film Festival Camden Park Museums in Huntington Recreation in Huntington West Virginia Hot Dog Festival
Economy	Downtown Marshall Health Network Arena Pullman Square Central City Heiner's Bakery Kinetic Park Port of Huntington Tri-State Film
Transportation	Huntington station Port of Huntington Tri-State Tri-State Transit Authority Air Lawrence County Airpark Ona Airpark Tri-State Airport Robert Newlon Field Bridges: East Huntington Bridge Pink Bridge Robert C. Byrd Bridge West Huntington Bridge Roads: I-52 I-60 I-73 I-74 WV-10 WV-101 WV-106 WV-152 WV-527
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