Museum Exhibits

Discover the rich railroad history on display at The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum.

A hand is holding a vintage picture of the Dennison Railroad Depot Salvation Army Canteen over a current picture of the museum.

ON DISPLAY AT THE DEPOT

Our beautifully restored 1873 Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, which served as the Panhandle Division Headquarters, offers plenty of family entertainment. The Depot houses a museum, restaurant, bed and breakfast, Panhandle Theater and Whistle Stop Railway Gift Shop. Picnic space is available outside where you can see Bing’s House plus our collection of Rolling Stock including a 1940s Thermos Bottle Engine, Nickel Plate Caboose, the 2700 Chesapeake & Ohio Locomotive and various other railroad cars.

Vintage display in the exhibit section of the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum

Museum & Panhandle Theater

Visitors can explore the museum’s immense railroad history and wartime exhibits, then watch the trains run in the large Model Train Layout depicting Dennison in its heyday. The Panhandle Theater features a film on Dennison’s role as a WWII Canteen that earned Dennison the nickname Dreamsville, USA.

The 2700 Steam Engine on the tracks at the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum

Engines & Train Cars

A train of railroad cars is attached to the Depot which features the Children’s Interactive Railroad Car Experience, a special yearly Feature Exhibit Car, a rare WWII Hospital Car housing our WWI and WWII collections, and a Local History Car. A fifth car in the Museum’s Addition is a Railroad Research Library, housing our archives. It is available for research upon appointment during open hours.

View a list of all railroad equipment here.

Child standing next to the vintage register in the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum

Kid's Activities

Our museum is interactive and hands-on. As part of the experience, we offer special activities for kids such as Bing’s Scavenger Hunt, making your own hobo satchel, running a ticket booth, preparing and serving a meal in the dining car, creating your own luggage tag, and more!

All kids get a dog tag at the beginning of their tour.

Learn more about kid’s activities here.

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