TOYX Port Jervis Railroad Museum

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TOYX Port Jervis Railroad Museum

An interpretive historical exhibit covering the railroad history of Port Jervis, New York.

06/23/2026

Check out these new additions to our collection, graciously donated by Jack Norris! The Erie Railroad YMCA in Port Jervis was one of many YMCAs that opened in cooperation with local railroads across the country starting in 1872 to provide lodging and meeting spaces for railroaders that were working away from home.

The Railroad YMCA in Port Jervis was located at 67-69 Jersey Avenue, where the Erie Hotel's Tiki Bar now stands. It also had a lunchroom in the rear at 71½ Jersey Avenue (behind the building, next to the tracks and station platform) for railroaders coming in on arriving passenger trains. We've attached a cropped portion of the May 1912 Sanborn map showing the proximity of the YMCA building to the still-extant Port Jervis station.

These are extremely unique Port Jervis artifacts, and we're excited to have them on display in our museum for our grand reopening on July 4th!

06/21/2026

Our volunteers are constantly working to improve our rail equipment that's on display throughout the railyard. Check out the spiffy new Pullman green paint we applied to our baggage car yesterday, compared to how it looked beforehand!

(We used the excellent color reference guide from our friends at the New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association, Inc. to match this color. And don't get us started on the color "Pullman green" unless you want a long-winded rant on color theory.)

06/20/2026

Admission to our July 4th event is FREE, but that doesn't mean we don't want you to bring something with you! We’re happy to announce that Gene Hughes is now the coordinator for our local TOYX Operation Toy Train toy collection and distribution campaign in the immediate Port Jervis area, and he’s starting toy collections early this year. Bring a new toy (no wrapping paper, please!) to our July 4th event to donate to a child in need, and Gene will ensure that it is distributed to a local child in time for the holiday season in December. Gene is also accepting financial donations, which he can use to purchase toys from several local retailers that have offered us generous discounts on toy purchases for this campaign. Join us for this community-focused event, and make sure to give back to the community at the same time!

Learn more about our event at https://www.facebook.com/share/1CTLXbecZn/

06/11/2026

Join us for our grand reopening on July 4, 2026! Check out our all-new exhibit on Port Jervis railroad history, view our restored Erie Lackawanna caboose C380, and see some new artifacts that have never been displayed before! See the info below or visit https://www.pjmuseum.org/event/reopening for details!

06/06/2026

We are honored to announce that TOYX is the recipient of a 2026 Heritage Grant from the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS). We have received $5,000 towards the replacement of broken or missing windows and windowframes in our two authentic Erie Railroad cabooses, C262 and C340. This is the last major project remaining in our restoration of these two original Port Jervis artifacts, and we hope to have both cabooses completed by the end of 2026. Much thanks to the NRHS for their support!

Additionally, TOYX is happy to announce a partnership with our friends at the Erie Business Car Society to replace the missing or damaged wooden windowframes for "Dunmore" caboose C262. At the same time, EBCS will also be using the same patterns to make new windowframes for the Village of Montgomery Caboose (originally Erie "Dunmore" caboose C121). It is wonderful to be able to connect our friends and pool resources and expertise to complete so many great Erie restoration projects!

06/04/2026

Hmmm... what is TOYX cooking up now? Stay tuned for more announcements about our July 4th reopening!

06/01/2026

We can't stop looking at it, and we hope you feel the same way!

Learn more about this car at www.pjmuseum.org/c380

05/31/2026

Please welcome: TOYX C380!

We have completed our cosmetic “restoration” of Erie Lackawanna caboose No. C380. This historic caboose was built in November 1970 for the Erie Lackawanna Railway and saw regular service in the Port Jervis area and throughout Orange County for a large portion of its career. It was the last caboose built for the Erie Lackawanna, and the local Middletown & New Jersey Railroad donated the car to TOYX in 2025.

In recognition of our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, we have painted No. C380 into the same special commemorative paint scheme originally applied by the Erie Lackawanna to caboose No. C354 in 1975 for the nation’s bicentennial. The red, white, and blue No. C354 was a familiar sight for Port Jervis railroaders and railfans from 1975 to 1976, and we’re thrilled to bring this historic paint scheme back to the city 50 years later.

Thanks to Paul Tupaczewski of Prime Mover Decals for his assistance with the lettering, and to the Sherwin-Williams store in Milford, Pa. for their gracious partial donation of the paint.

This car will be available for public viewing when our museum reopens for the 2026 season on July 4, 2026 - stay tuned for updates on that event!

In the meantime, we’re going to go home and lament the fact that we still don’t have a 1:87 scale version of this caboose from Tangent Scale Models…. 😉

Address

86 Pike Street
Port Jervis, NY
12771

Website

https://www.pjmuseum.org/

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