Latest Projects

We are ecstatic with the new carpet in our gift shop! The original carpet was stained from many years of office use and the underlaying layers of floor were no better. Our volunteers tore out all the old carpet and we had new carpet tiles installed. This new floor will be easier to clean and replace (if needed) and really breathes a new life into our gift shop and board room! Check it out on your next visit!

This past week we received our new (to us) brush cutter! This Kershaw 32-8 brush cutter was built for Norfolk Southern. It has a 270 horsepower 6V-71T Detroit Diesel and we cannot wait to hear it come to life. The machine weighs 24 tons, has two 10-foot cutting heads, and can reach 30 feet out on either side of the track. With this acquisition, our volunteers will have a much easier time keeping up with the vegetation along our railroad line. We’d like to thank DC Tunison Specialized Transportation for moving this piece of equipment from New York and the

After some minor work by our volunteers to clean the car and reinstall the steps that were temporarily removed to allow the car to be transported over the road, this caboose is now in service! Passengers can book this car as a private caboose experience seating up to 10 passengers – perfect for families or groups of friends that want a more private ride on the rails! This caboose will eventually be restored to it’s original appearance of blue and orange, but for now it will do just fine to increase our capacity and offer yet another unique way to

It has been a crazy last few weeks as we have moved FIVE pieces of equipment to our main trackage! In 2023, we announced that the John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust awarded $10,000 toward the relocation of our Pullman sleeper Emerald Vale. This past Saturday, we brought the Emerald Vale to our main track for the first time in our 39 year ownership of the car. The car was unloaded in Tecumseh and arrived in Clinton by rail later that evening, an arrival that was long overdue. We plan to restore this car for use in our passenger train.

Check out our new display track! Built in 1914 by the shops in Roanoke, Virginia, Norfolk & Western caboose #518021 joins our roster as the oldest piece of rolling stock in our collection. This caboose was donated by N&W to the United Way in the 1970s, and subsequently sold to a railroad museum in Ohio. It changed hands to another museum before being sold as surplus. It eventually ended up in a farm in Hillsdale before being donated to our organization by Mr. Grover Johnson. We are excited to place this piece on permanent display and we are looking forward