Railroad Museums in Delaware

Harrington Railroad Museum

Harrington, DE · Railroad heritage collection

Harrington’s railway heritage survives in a small complex that includes a railroad tower, caboose and watchman’s hut. Maintained by the local historical society, it complements the society’s wider community-history museum. These structures explain the less glamorous but essential tasks of watching crossings and controlling railway movements. This is a compact local collection rather than a large locomotive museum, and a visit should be arranged with the society’s current opening information in hand.

Newark History Museum at the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot

Newark, DE · Depot and local history museum

Status: Temporarily closed

Newark’s 1877 Pennsylvania Railroad station is the home of the Newark History Museum. Its galleries cover the community’s history from the eighteenth century onward, making the preserved railway building part of a broader local story.

Selbyville Railroad Museum

Selbyville, DE · Depot and local history museum

Selbyville’s station museum recalls the arrival of the Breakwater & Frankford Railroad in 1872 and the changes railway service brought to the town. Exhibits cover the community as well as transportation, and the station building supplies the most direct link with its railway past. The town’s museum information also highlights its dependence on volunteers. This is best presented as a small local-history stop with railroad roots, with access confirmed in advance.

Wilmington and Western Railroad Education Center

Wilmington, DE · Operating preservation collection and education center

The Wilmington & Western’s education center includes exhibit space for railroad artifacts as well as training and meeting facilities. It supports an operating heritage railway whose story is closely connected with the Red Clay Valley. It works as a combined preservation and interpretation site rather than a large independent train museum. Visitors should establish whether they are booking an excursion, attending an educational event or arranging to view the artifact displays, since these are different activities.