Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
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The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum is a railroad museum located in Lenox
, Massachusetts
, United States
that offers historical exhibits as well as train
rides up to Stockbridge
, Massachusetts, United States on the Housatonic Railroad
right of way. The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum was founded in 1984, as a not-for-profit organization. The same year, the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum began operating passenger excursions between Lee and Great Barrington, over tracks owned by the Housatonic Railroad. Due to deteriorating track conditions, passenger operations were suspended in 1989. The excursion trains returned in 2003, based out of the restored station in Lenox
, with regular schedules to Lee and Stockbridge. Special events are sometimes held in conjunction with railroad operations.
All of the museum's critical functions are staffed entirely by volunteers.
Lenox, Massachusetts
Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Set in Western Massachusetts, it is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,077 at the 2000 census. Where the town has a border with Stockbridge is the site of Tanglewood, summer...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
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that offers historical exhibits as well as train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
rides up to Stockbridge
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Stockbridge is a town in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census...
, Massachusetts, United States on the Housatonic Railroad
Housatonic Railroad
The Housatonic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west into New York State.The...
right of way. The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum was founded in 1984, as a not-for-profit organization. The same year, the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum began operating passenger excursions between Lee and Great Barrington, over tracks owned by the Housatonic Railroad. Due to deteriorating track conditions, passenger operations were suspended in 1989. The excursion trains returned in 2003, based out of the restored station in Lenox
Lenox Railroad Station
Lenox Railroad Station is a historic station on Housatonic Street and Willow Creek Road in Lenox, Massachusetts.The station was built in 1902 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, replacing the one that had been built around 1850 by the Stockbridge & Pittsfield Railroad and which had...
, with regular schedules to Lee and Stockbridge. Special events are sometimes held in conjunction with railroad operations.
All of the museum's critical functions are staffed entirely by volunteers.