10-04-2025
Hagerstown railroad history enthusiasts ready for spring opening of museum at City Park Train Hub Museum
HAGERSTOWN, Md. () — Volunteers have been busy this week making plans for the reopening of the Train Hub Museum at Hagerstown City Park.
Grassroots group Save Locomotive 202 has been working to keep some artifacts after the historic locomotive – the centerpiece of the museum park – caught the attention of a prospective buyer in Western Maryland.
But a citizens' group has formed a nonprofit to get city hall's support for keeping the locomotive in the community, which is so tied to railroad history in the region.
'We are serious about keeping Locomotive 202 preserved for the railroad heritage community in Hagerstown,' says Karen Dunn Swafford, a volunteer for the effort.
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'We're determined to pitch in and do everything we can to preserve our rail heritage here in Hagerstown,' says Richard M. Roche, founder of the Hagerstown chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society.
The rail enthusiasts have an afternoon of fun planned this Sunday at Hagerstown City Park's Train Hub Museum. The Easter bunny will also be on hand from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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