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Mahwah Museum Honors Transcontinental Railroad This Weekend
A special exhibit and ceremony this weekend will honor the 150th anniversary of the completion of the USA's first transcontinental railroad.
MAHWAH, NJ — The Mahwah Museum is honoring the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad this weekend.
The Donald Cooper Model Railroad has been altered to re-enact the coming together of the west- and east-bound railroads.
The first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad were joined in Promontory Point, Utah. The new railroad meant that coast-to-coast travel was cut down from six months to about five or six days.
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The Donald Cooper Model Railroad is a permanent exhibit at the museum. It features several trains traveling between four different levels and on different routes. It also has a trolley, subway system, logging station, and waterfall.
The museum is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., but the railroad is only open on the weekends.
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Museum admission costs $5. The museum is located at 201 Franklin Turnpike. Click here for more information.
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