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logo_nrhsConneaut Railroad Museum

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crm_inset The activities of the Conneaut Chapter are focused on the operation and maintenance of the Conneaut Railroad Museum. The Museum is headquartered in our station building, originally built for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern in 1900. The exhibits are tailored to emphasize the locomotives and equipment, the shop facilities, and, most importantly, the people who made Conneaut a significant part of railroad history. Our signature display is Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 755, which was on of the last locomotives to receive major repairs prior to the town’s backshops closing in 1958.

National Railway Historical Society

crm_state egyptian he Conneaut Railroad Museum is housed in the former Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad (later New York Central) station serving Conneaut, Ohio, in the northeast corner of the state, along Lake Erie. The building was constructed in 1900 and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Now adjacent to the busy CSX Transportation mainline, the station features indoor and outdoor exhibits, including a former Nickel Plate Road "Berkshire" steamer. The locomotive display is historically significant, as Conneaut was the major repair facility for the Nickel Plate Road's steam locomotives. The museum and grounds are maintained by a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.

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1994 tourist train guide ad / collection

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postcard / collection

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1895 Official Guide map / collection

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1895 Official Guide ad / collection

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Nickel Plate Road #755

  • builder:Lima Locomotive Works
  • arrangement:2-8-4 "Berkshire"
  • class:S-2
  • built:Aug 1944, Lima #8663
  • fuel:soft coal / water
  • notes:
  • 25x34" cylinders, 69" drivers, 245 psi
  • blt Nickel Plate Road #755
    to City of Conneaut OH, 1964
    to Conneaut Railroad Museum
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    See also our complete Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad regional scrapbook in Mainlines


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    This page was updated on 2022-12-23