Railroad Museum Long Island (RMLI) - Model Trains, Trackage, Photos, Info - Riverhead, NY 


Newsday - RMLI Museum, Riverhead   8/22/2023

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 RMLI Museum, Riverhead  - Lionel train layout 3/2023

RMLI Lionel Train layout
 

RMLI Museum overhead display Frankfurt Station

Layout photos: RMLI April 2011

Donated to the RMLI by Lionel LLC, electric trains in April 2009. – This permanent exhibit, (designed after the 1949 New York City Lionel Toy Train Display), was moved from Lionel’s offices at Chesterfield, Michigan and lovingly restored by museum volunteers. Children of all ages will be amazed at this fourteen feet by forty feet train layout, able to run seven train sets at a time and chock full of Lionel accessories that you can operate!

“The Magic Lives On . . . . . . ”  On April 9, 2011 the Museum opened the restored Historic Lionel Layout within the renovated Freeman North Exhibit Hall at its campus in Riverhead, NY.  A cadre of dedicate volunteers continue to maintain and upgrade the layout, keeping it in top operating condition for people from all over the World to view and enjoy.  Today seven O Gauge trains, one S Gauge train, one N Scale miniature park train and two trolleys run on the layout, eighty-three accessories are operated from push buttons along the edge of the layout. 
 

Historic Lionel Layout

Lionel accessories along the "South Wall" of the Historic Lionel Layout are interactive and require the "operator" to reload the barrels, (2 accessories); logs, (2 accessories); ice blocks and milk cans.  These are accessories that the kids and parents can operate and reload to operate again. We station a volunteer nearby to explain the accessory to the families and show them how to run the toy and then we stand back and let them interact like it's the 1950's again :-)  We have very few problems with kids or adults abusing or breaking stuff on the layout. The experience is magical!   President RMLI - Don Fisher


Barrel Loader loading Hersey's Chocolate Syrup

 

Barrel Loader forklift moving the silver barrels

Barrel Loader wine going up the ramp to the car

Barrel Unloader barrels going from the car to the ramp

Coal Loader into two bay hopper

Ice House with ice blocks loading a reefer
 

Log Loader into car
 

Log Unloader onto moving ramp

Photos: RMLI Museum, Riverhead  - 8/26/2023
Courtesy of Don Fisher, President
 


Operating Chocolate Milk Car, throwing milk cans onto the loading dock

Operating Helicopter, shoots up in air and visitors catch it


LIONEL L.L.C. layout  donation letter to RMLI
4/07/2009 Archive: RMLI Riverhead

 

 

Photos/Information: RMLI Museum, Riverhead  - 8/26/2023  Courtesy of Don Fisher, President RMLI

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LIRR #39 for RMLI  Artist: George L. Wybenga

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Riverhead LIRR Map: Paul Strubeck  c. 2008    Blue Tracks used by RMLI see below

    1.-3. LI Ice Company
    4.-5. LI Coal Association
    6.-7. LI Produce
    8. Suffolk  Potato
    9. Jackson

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Riverhead LIRR RMLI Trackage Map: Anthony DeBellis, Jr.   08/24/2008 

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39 4-6-0 G-5 built by Juanita in 1929
1556 Alco RS-3 built in 1955
7727 is a Class B-62 baggage car built in 1928
399 GE 25 toner built in 1958
200 Doubledecker car built in 1932
C-60 (top yellow box) was built in 1961 by the International Railway Car Company, currently on loan to the transit museum.
C-63 and C-64 are N22 class Bay Window type Cabooses. Both C-63 and C-64 were built in 1963. Currently, C-63 is used as our tool car, and C-64 is stored for future restoration
110 flatcar built in 1910 for ATSF
W-93 built in 1948 is a Jordan Spreader snowplow
2993 is a P-72 bar car not owned by the museum
2907 is a P-72 Pass car. built 1955
2924, is a P-72 pass car built 1955, end of steam car pulled by 39
7737 circus car 
2933 is a P-72 pass car built after 1955 not included in first order cars (2901-2925)
W-85 is a former B&M car used on the LIRR as a bar car and sandite car
The M-1s were built in 1965.
Turntable was built in 1915 for CN

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LIRR #39 4-6-0 G-5 built by Juanita in 1929

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LIRR #399 GE 25 toner built in 1958

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LIRR #7727 is a Class B-62 baggage car 
built in 1928
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LIRR #1556 Alco RS-3 built in 1955

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LIRR #1556 Alco RS-3  
Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08

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LIRR #200 Doubledecker car built in 1932 Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08

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LIRR #1391Combine went for scrap (WFS) 08/22/08 Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08

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LIRR #C-60 was built in 1961 by the 
International Railway Car Company
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LIRR #C-63  N22 class Bay Window type caboose built in 1963. Currently, used as our tool car.
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LIRR #C-64  N22 class Bay Window type caboose built in 1963. Currently, stored for future restoration
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LIRR #W-93 built in 1948 is a Jordan Spreader snowplow
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LIRR #W-93 
Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08
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LIRR #W-93, LIRR # 2907 09/2008
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LIRR #2993 is a P-72 bar car not owned by the museum
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#110 flatcar built in 1910 for ATSF

LIRR #7737 


Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08

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LIRR #2933 is a P-72 pass car built after 1955 not included in first order cars (2901-2925)

 

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Ex-B&M, LIRR #2907 is a P-72 Pass car built 1955, used on the LIRR as a bar car and sandite car

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LIRR #2924, is a P-72 pass car built 1955, end of steam car pulled by 39
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Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08
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LIRR  M-1s were built in 1965.
Photo: Mike McDermet 08/02/08
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Turntable was built in 1915 for CN

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!965 World's Fair Mini-train

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No.1 Narrow gauge 0-4-0T built in 1921

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C-68 Bay window caboose built 1963 by Morris International

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BEDT 16 0-6-0T engine built by Porter in 1923

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LIRR 1966 Freight Sidings Map - Riverhead
 
Photos, descriptions, research and designed maps courtesy Anthony DeBellis, Jr.  08/24/2008 unless otherwise noted.
RMLI Equipment - 2018

LIRR Equipment Diagram  - 9/2018 Archive: RMLI Pres. Don Fisher

LIRR Equipment Description -  9/2018 Archive: RMLI  Pres. Don Fisher