Museum Operating Schedule

MAYWOOD STATION MUSEUM OPERATING SCHEDULE

The Maywood Station Museum is located at 269 Maywood Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. The Museum will be open to the public on the following dates and times during 2008:

2008 OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 6 - Noon to 3pm (Vintage Hess Toy Truck Exhibit)

Sunday, May 18 - Noon to 3pm (Maywood Fire Department Day)

Sunday, June 22 - Noon to 3pm (Fire Department Memorabilia Exhibit)

Sunday, August 10 - Noon to 3pm (Annual Railroad Day at Maywood Station)

Sunday, September 21 - Noon to 3pm

Sunday, November 9 - Noon to 3pm

Saturday, December 20 - 10am to Noon (Annual Santa at Maywood Station)

The Maywood Station Museum is operated and staffed by the volunteer membership of the Maywood Station Historical Committee. The main focus of the museum is concentrated on the history of Maywood Station and the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad and the roles they played in the development of the Borough of Maywood and the surrounding area. The museum collection contains hundreds of photographs, displays, documents, maps and artifacts covering the histories of Maywood Station, the NYS&W and local railroads, the Borough of Maywood, and the local region, which are changed periodically and designed to entertain and educate visitors of all ages as well as offer a virtual timeline to these subjects. Maywood Station is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and New Jersey Register of Historical Places. In addition, the Maywood Station Museum is listed as a Historical Archive by the State of New Jersey. Maywood Station Museum is also the official site of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society's archive, which contains 1000's of drawings, maps, track diagrams, photos, timetables, documents and records covering the history of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad.

For those interested in historical buildings, meticulous care has been taken by the Maywood Station Historical Committee to show the museum in a historical context. The museum features the original woodwork painted and stained in its original colors and original Maywood Station furnishings have been restored and displayed such as the potbelly stove, station agent's desk, chairs, telegraph keys and freight scale. Victorian-period original light fixtures and sconces adorn the ceilings and walls. Additional items have been painstakingly reproduced to the exact original specifications of over one-hundred years ago including the station benches and bay window area.

Have you ever wondered what the inside of an actual caboose looked like? The Maywood Station Museum also has a caboose, which was restored by Maywood Station Historical Committee members. Visitors to the Maywood Station Museum are invited to come aboard Caboose 24542 and view additional displays and an operating model train layout. In 2008, a new project involving the restoration of original New York, Susquehanna & Western Alco S-2 diesel locomotive #206 will commence at Maywood Station.

The Maywood Station Museum is also open by appointment for class trips, boys and girls scout trips, senior citizen trips and for other organizations and clubs as well as for movie and television filming, commercial props, photo shoots, etc. Please Contact Us for further information and available dates and times. In addition, other special events will be added to the above Museum Operating Schedule when appropriate.

So, mark your calendar for the next Maywood Station Museum Open House date and prepare to take a trip back in time and see history and more. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. We hope to see you soon.

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