In October 1990, a group of dedicated volunteers began to clean and paint steam Locomotive #35, the very last steam locomotive to operate on Long Island. The rail car in Mitchell Field had fallen victim to vandalism.

In time, the group became known as the Locomotive #35 Restoration Committee, operating under the jurisdiction of the Nassau County Parks Department. In 1994, the group formalized their efforts and incorporated as Friends of Locomotive #35 to raise funds to complete restoration and find a suitable home for “Loc 35.”

Along the way, the goal of restoring one car turned into a dream to create a full-fledged railroad museum.

The group reincorporated again in 2006, this time as the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, a 501c-3 educational, not-for-profit corporation with a new name that better reflected its true mission: creating a first-class railroad museum in the hamlet of Oyster Bay.

Through the years, the Museum has secured other historical railroading equipment and taken great strides in raising the necessary funding to restore the historic Oyster Bay Railroad Station and turntable. Work is well underway. The Museum is dedicated to seeing these restoration efforts through to completion.

The Museum has two locations, the Oyster Bay Railroad Station, a landmark building on the National Register of Historic Places, and the outdoor rail yard featuring Locomotive #35 and historic railroad rolling stock. The two locations are within easy walking distance of each other.