New Jersey Museum of Transportation, Farmingdale

Name: New Jersey Museum of Transportation
Address: 4265 Atlantic Ave, Farmingdale, 07727-0622, United States
Telephone: +1 732-938-5524

#1 among attractions in Farmingdale

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The New Jersey Museum of Transportation is a museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, and operation of historic railroad equipment. The organization runs excursion trains on a 3 ft narrow gauge tourist railroad named the Pine Creek Railroad. The museum is independently operated along with the Allaire Village and is located in Allaire State Park in New Jersey. The museum runs Easter Bunny Express trains in April, Haunted Halloween trains in October, and Santa Special trains on the weekends in December. ()

Established: 1952 (72 years ago)Coordinates: 40°9'36"N, 74°7'48"W

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4265 Atlantic AveFarmingdale 07727-0622 United States

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+1 732-938-5524

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New Jersey Museum of Transportation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wall Stadium, Allaire Village, St. Catharine Church, Wreck Pond.

1.3 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Racetrack, Sport venue
Wall Stadium, Belmar
33 min walk • Wall Stadium is a 1/3-mile, high banked paved oval track in Wall Township, New Jersey, United States. The track opened to the public in the spring of 1950 and has operated for at least a part of every year since. The track was an early home to racing stars Ray Evernham, Jr. and the Truex family of Martin Sr. Martin Jr. and Ryan Truex.
~750 ftS
Regional park, Museum
Allaire Village, Allaire State Park
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5.4 miE
Church
St. Catharine Church, Spring Lake
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5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wreck Pond, Spring Lake
133 min walk • Wreck Pond is a coastal freshwater tidal pond located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by Wall Township and the boroughs of Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, and Sea Girt.
5.5 miE
Lighthouse
Sea Girt Light, Manasquan
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5.2 miSE
Military museum, Museum
National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, Manasquan
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5.4 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Spring Lake
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5.1 miE
Area
Sea Girt, Manasquan
131 min walk • Sea Girt is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,828, reflecting a decline of 320 from the 2,148 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 49 from the 2,099 counted in the 1990 Census.
5.4 miE
Church
Church of St. Uriel the Archangel, Manasquan
138 min walk • St. Uriel's Episcopal Church, also known as Church of St. Uriel the Archangel, or simply St. Uriel's, is an Anglo-Catholic Episcopal church in Sea Girt, New Jersey. The church is an operating member of the Anglican Communion, and adheres to the Catholic and Orthodox traditions of Anglicanism. A history of the church by James B.
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40°13'34"N • 74°5'12"W
Twin Brook Golf Center, Tinton Falls
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Church
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