The Peters Rail Road Museum, located in Wallingford, Connecticut,is a not for profit Museum dedicated to the history and collection of Rail Road memoriabila. In addition,located at the Museum is an operating HO gauge model Railroad. Modeled after the Town of Oak Creek, Colorado,a coal mining town in Northwestern Colorado. It has a great amount of detail and animation in its rolling stock and buildings. Your Hosts David and Barbara Peters,are happy to have individuals and small groups tour through the museum.
Hours are by appointment only and there is no admission fee charged.
The Museum also does presentations dealing with Rail Road history and Rail Road Saftey. Presentations are available at the Museum and through-out The State of Connecticut. On a No Fee Basis. The first Electric Locomotive was made by Thomas Davenport in Vermont powered by a small Electric Motor, Mister Davenport was Village Blacksmith, Thank you Mr. Davenport. . The New Haven Railroad Historical Society.