NS3737- It sounds like you're not from around here- will you be visiting the Rochester and Buffalo areas? New York State is a big place, and many of the things that you might want to see could be two- or four-hours drive away... there are many railroad museums and railroad displays around the state. If visiting the Rochester area, I reccomend the NYMT and the R&GV... not only is there a large collection of equipment, part of your admission includes a track car ride between the two museums! The Medina Railroad Museum has a large collection of artifacts and a large HO scale layout on display.
Website for the Medina Railroad Museum:
http://www.railroadmuseum.net/
There are some displays and museums in the Buffalo area. The Niagara Frontier Chapter has a museum just north of the city... not sure how far along the displays are developed, though.
http://www.railroadniagara.com/
The Western New York Railroad Historical Society has displays, depots, and equipment stored and on display throughout Williamsville, Buffalo, and Hamburg...
http://www.trainweb.org/wnyrhs/
There is a lot to see, just in western New York! If you had more time, I would suggest riding the Adirondack Scenic Railroad (Utica, NY, and Thendara, NY), the Upper Hudson River Railroad (North Creek, NY), the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley (Milford, NY), the Ulster & Delaware Rail Ride (Arkville, NY), the Catskill Mountain Railroad (Phonecia, NY), the Trolley Museum of New York (Kingston, NY), the O&W Museum (Roscoe, NY), Salamanca Rail Museum (Salamanca, NY)... and more. You can find more information on these other museums by doing a search on Google.
Enjoy!
-otto-
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