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Railroad Depot Museum, Ritzville, WA

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Railroad Depot Museum

A small railroad-themed museum in Ritzville, Washington, showing turn-of-the-century memorabilia, a restored caboose, and working telegraph equipment.

Ritzville, WA

About Railroad Depot Museum

The Railroad Depot Museum is one of the Ritzville Museums in downtown Ritzville, Washington. It holds a collection of memorabilia from around the turn of the twentieth century. Visitors who love trains can see a newly restored Northern Pacific caboose, numbered 10425. The museum also has telegraph equipment that works, along with a telegrapher. Trains pass right by the depot, so the setting suits rail enthusiasts. A 3D virtual tour and a live railcam are available online before a visit.

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