Western Gateway Heritage State Park

09/05/2018

07/02/2018

Looking for something interesting to do this week, all while keeping nice and cool? Come visit us at the museum this week! Not only can you discover all the neat and fun facts about the building of the Hoosac Tunnel and the development of early industry in the town, but we also have AC that makes the whole place feel like a big ice box! ❄😉😊

Open daily - including the Fourth! 🇺🇸 - from 9am to 4pm.

06/06/2018

How exciting could this discovery be for the earth's health and well-being? 😀🌎❤️

05/17/2018

As part of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation.... we get pretty excited to see these amazing new ways to help our planet! 🌳🌎🌻

05/01/2018

Happy Tunnel Tuesday! 🚂

And happy 1st of May! 🌷🌳🌻

Did you know...

When The Hoosac Tunnel was first chartered, it was expected to take roughly 4.5 years to finish. Geologists said that there would be no major obstacles, no water problems, and no weak earth. None of this turned out to be true! In the end, it took 23 long years and presented a host of problems and obstacles that needed to be cleverly overcome.

04/13/2018

On the 1st of May, we will be switching to summer hours (wishful thinking!) and will be open and welcoming visitors to the museum 7 days a week, 9:30-4:30. Stop in to see us to explore more about the early history of North Adams and the building of the Hoosac Tunnel! 🚂

04/10/2018

Happy Tunnel Tuesday! 🚂

Did you know...

Once the United States entered World War I, the Tunnel was placed under the guard of the U.S. Army due to the Tunnel being a key location for rail traffic to and from the West. In this postcard depiction, soldiers are seen guarding the Tunnel some time between 1917-1918

03/05/2018

08/31/2017

All aboard for autumn thrills on New England’s historic rails. Here are the best 5 foliage trains in New England.

08/09/2017

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What do you think? Does Old Coot still lurk through the woods of Mt. Greylock?

A friend of my family told me this story when I was a pre-teen, thinking back I was probably too young to hear it—for I had sever...

08/08/2017

Happy Tunnel Tuesday! 🚂

Did you know...

Back in April, the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey circus train rolled through the Hoosac Tunnel in the early hours of the night. As the circus was permanently shut down the following month, this was quite a sight to see! 🦁🐘🐪

In the early morning hours of April 11, 2017 (around 1:45 AM!) the world famous Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey circus train (Red Unit) rolled through ...