(erielack) Finally, rail museum will open: Railroad memorabilia, HORNELL

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    Finally, rail museum will open: Railroad memorabilia,  toy soldiers will 
be available for viewing April 5     By ROB MONTANA - STAFF WRITER            
LYNN  BRENNAN
The long-awaited Hornell Erie Depot will officially  open its doors to the 
public April 5.     
HORNELL - After two-plus years of preparation, the  Hornell Erie Depot museum 
is set to open April 5.

Now the city is  looking for people to man the museum, said City Planner 
Heather  Kaszynski.

“If we don't have volunteers we're not going to be able  to be open,” she 
said. “We're not just going to leave it open for people  to wander through.

“We need some people to at least supervise,”  Kaszynski added. “If anyone 
wants to volunteer, we'd love to have  them.”

The museum is expected to be open from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays  and Thursdays, 
and from 12:30-3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Part of  the museum is devoted to railroad memorabilia, with glass cases 
built by  city public works employees showcasing various railroad, and some 
Hornell,  memorabilia. Items range from dining car menus; Erie Railroad playing  
cards, matches and ashtrays; a Pullman towel and blanket; a Erie  conductor's hat 
and coat; rules manuals; and an Erie Lackawanna farewell  map signed and 
dated March 31, 1976. One of the highlights of the  collection is a wooden coal 
train, hand carved by Earl Kimball around  1896.

Kaszynski said donations of items are still  welcome.

The other part houses David Shults' toy soldier  collection, which required 
construction of secure cases.

“There  were a few things that had to be labeled, pictures to be hung and 
lighting  needed to be adjusted,” she said of the railroad museum. “The floors 
need  to be buffed from where we dragged display cases.”

People  interested in volunteering their time or donating items to the museum 
may  contact Kaszynski at City Hall at (607) 324-7421.      
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