The first troop to earn their Railroading Merit Badge with us, in 2000 (Troop #29 from Wheeling, WV)
Our Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Program format:
The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum continues put on their popular Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Program! The program offers scouts the opportunity to learn about real and model railroading in an all day session that qualifies them to receive their Railroading Merit Badge. To date, scouts from seven states (WV, PA, OH, MD, VA, NY, and KY) have earned their badges with us!
Troops 575 & 389 from the Cuyahoga Valley District in Greater Cleveland Council, touring the museum's antique trian exhibits, Nov. 2008|
We offer an all day session, during which time you will complete ALL of the requirements to earn the Railroading Merit Badge. Sessions take place on Saturdays, and we can schedule a session anytime throughout the year, provided we have at least ten (10) scouts signed up to attend. We will limit each session to about 30 attendees, so please get your reservations in SOON once a session date is set (we place scheduled sessions on our Map, Directions, Calendar of Events page of the Museum's website)!
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Troops 575 & 389 visit the HO train layout at the Toy Museum, Nov. 2008
The session runs from 9 AM to 4 PM. We start PROMPTLY at 9 AM, so please don't be late! Cost is $8.00 per attendee, and MUST be paid in advance (this includes the merit badge session, plus a tour of the museum and the Wheeling caboose at the end of the day; you or your troop leader will have to pick up the actual badges, however).
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Scouts from troops 575 & 389 learn about antique toy trains, Nov. 2008
Several of our scout troops who have come from outside of Wheeling have turned this into a camping trip as well! If you want to inquire about camping while here to earn your merit badge, call the Wheeling Boy Scout Office at (304) 277-2660. They have a campground on G.C. & P. Road here in Wheeling, not too far from the museum, and can help you reserve a slot! This is also the Ohio River Valley Council office, where our museum's curator, Allan Miller (who moderates the Railroading Merit Badge sessions), is registered as a merit badge counselor for Railroading.
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Scouts from troops 575 & 389 visit the caboose, Nov. 2008
You should bring your own bag lunch (there is a soda machine onsite, if you want to purchase a drink here); also, you will need to bring your merit badge registration card ("blue card") to the session! A map & directions to the museum can be found elsewhere on the museum website, at Map, Directions, Calendar of Events .
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Troops 575 & 389 explain their train layout design, Nov. 2008
To reserve YOUR spot, or if you have any additional questions, call
Museum Curator Allan Miller at the museum at (304) 242-8133, email your inquiries to the museum at
museum@toyandtrain.com,
OR print out and send in the following information with a non-refundable check (made out to Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum) for your group's registration fee ($8.00 per scout; no fee for accompanying troop leaders):
Troop Leader:_____________________________
Troop Number & City: _____________________________________
Phone Number for Contact: (______)__________________________
Number of Scouts Attending ________________
Date of Session Attending _______________________
Please send this completed form (or write the above information on a sheet of paper), along with your registration fee (check made out to the Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum), to:
Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum
144 Kruger Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
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