FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 4, 2024

RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA INVITES VISITORS TO CHARTER DAY

Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA — The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania invites visitors to explore its premier collection of historic trains with free admission in observance of Charter Day on Sunday, March 10 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Charter Day commemorates the 343rd birthday of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The original charter for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was signed by King Charles II in March 1681, in recognition of the loyalty of William Penn’s deceased father to the English monarchy, and conveying the tract of land that is now Pennsylvania to William Penn.

In addition to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 18 other historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History are offering free admission on Charter Day. They include the Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford; Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeannette; Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf; Cornwall Iron Furnace, Cornwall; Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro; Drake Well Museum, Titusville; Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly; Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata; Fort Pitt Museum, Pittsburgh; Graeme Park, Horsham; Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland; Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, Lancaster; Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville; Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton; Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, Ulysses; Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg; Somerset Historical Center, Somerset; and the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg.

The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a world-class collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a vast research library and archives, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center and programs, a Museum store and special events and exhibits.

A Smithsonian Affiliate, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is one of 24 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®, with the active support of the nonprofit Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Visit RRMuseumPA.org or call (717) 687-8628.

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 Press Contact: Deborah Reddig, (717) 687-8628, ext 3007, dreddig@rrmuseumpa.org