For Immediate Release
NRHS Awards Record Grants To Twenty Recipients
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Minneapolis – July 2, 2004 – The National Railway Historical Society today announced the awarding
of a record $32,000 to 20 recipients of its Railway Heritage Grants Program. Established in 1991
as a Grant Program awarded to organizations that educate, publish, and preserve railroad history to
benefit future generations.
The Railway Heritage Grants Program, now in its thirteenth year, has bestowed over $253,000 to 115
organizations whose projects range from refurbishing historic railroad stations and restoring vintage
steam locomotives for operating and museum display, to the cataloging and storage of historic
railroad archives. To date, 61 NRHS Chapters and 53 organizations have received a monetary grant
from the program.
Railway Heritage Grants Director Jack Salt stated, “This is by far the best quality of grant applicants
we have received since I have been involved with the program.” Salt has been director of the program
since 1999 and, when asked about his Grant Committee of six said, “My job is made much easier by
our committee since, for the past five years, we are all working together on the same wavelength.”
The Grants Program allows NRHS members and non-members alike an opportunity to submit an
application for preservation projects on an annual basis with a maximum grant award of $5,000
per project.
Vice President and Editor of the historic National Railway Bulletin, Jeff Smith said, “ I think the
Grants Program is great! I think it exemplifies our Society’s commitment to the preservation of
railroad equipment for future generations.”
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the National Railway Historical Society is the nation’s
largest not-for-profit railroad historical society, consisting of over 19,000 members and 175 chapters
in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Annually, the NRHS provides financial and logistical
support for students to further their knowledge of railroad preservation through RailCamp and
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NRHS Awards Record Grants To Twenty Recipients
Twenty Railway Heritage Grants totaling a record $32,000 were awarded to nine NRHS Chapters and
eleven organizations, which preserve railroad history.
Atlanta Chapter, NRHS
Duluth, Georgia
Awarded $2,000 towards the restoration and recertification of the Georgia Power No. 97 steam
locomotive which is used to demonstrate the specific educational, technological and historical role of
steam powered transportation.
California Trolley And Railroad Corporation
San Jose, California
Awarded $1,000 toward paying a vendor to repair and rewind a 1920’s era armature used in a compressor
to operate with 600 volt DC on a trolley car.
Cape Cod Chapter, NRHS
West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Awarded $1,000 toward the exterior restoration of the historic train station to its original 1911
appearance. The station will function as a prominent historical artifact and house archives of the Cape
Cod Railroad along with providing meeting space for NRHS Chapter meetings.
Central New York Model Railroad Club & Historical Society, Inc.
Elbridge, New York
Awarded $1,000 toward the cosmetic restoration and painting of the Skaneateles Junction passenger and
freight station. The station is the home of local railroad artifacts, memorabilia and a model train layout
that exemplifies the railroads that once traversed the area.
Colorado Railroad Museum
Golden, Colorado
Awarded $1,500 toward the restoration of the 1931 Rio Grande Southern Railroad Galloping Goose
railbus No. 2, which will assist the museum toward bringing this historic piece of railroad equipment back
to operating condition.
Danbury Railway Museum
Danbury, Connecticut
Awarded $1,500 toward the cosmetic and operational restoration of the New Haven Railroad RS11 diesel
locomotive built in 1956 by the American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, NY.
Inland Empire Railway Historical Society
Also known as, Inland Empire Chapter, NRHS
Spokane, Washington
Awarded $1,500 to sort and catalog over 35,000 historic railroad documents prior to being moved, which
include magazines, books, correspondence, blueprints, videos and other railroad memorabilia in the
society’s collection.
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Duluth, Minnesota
Awarded $2,000 for the video virtual tour interpretation of the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway
business car Northland built in 1916 by Pullman. The car was the first all-steel business car placed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum
Portland, Maine
Awarded $2,000 to restore Bridgton and Saco River Railroad steam locomotive No. 7 to FRA
compliance for future operating service. B&SR No. 7 was built in 1913 by Baldwin Locomotive Works
as a 2-4-4T 33 ton two-foot narrow gauge locomotive.
Minnesota Transportation Museum
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Awarded $2,000 for the fabrication of twelve-reproduction “walkover” seats for streetcar No. 10 Winona,
built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1914 for the Wisconsin Railway, Light & Power Company’s
Winona, MN streetcar system.
National Model Railroad Association, Inc.
Also known as, Kalmbach Memorial Library
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Awarded $1,000 to preserve, catalog and provide access to the Kentlein-Porter Collection, which existed
as a locomotive builder in Pittsburgh, PA from 1867-1950 manufacturing over 7,800 locomotives.
New York Central System Historical Society
Erie, Pennsylvania
Awarded $2,000 towards the completion of photograph digitalization of over 3,000 historic railroad
drawings. The Society’s collection consists of over 50,000 drawings of much of the equipment and
facilities of the former New York Central railroad.
North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation
Spencer, North Carolina
Awarded $2,000 toward the restoration of a North Carolina Ports Authority L-3, a General Electric 45-
ton switch engine built in 1943.
Old Dominion Chapter, NRHS
Richmond, Virginia
Awarded $2,000 for the replacement and casting of firebox grates necessary for the continued operation
of a Porter 0-6-0T steam locomotive built in 1942 for the U.S. Army.
Old Smoky Railway Museum, Inc.
Also known as, Old Smoky Chapter, NRHS
Knoxville, Tennessee
Awarded $1,500 for improvements to steam locomotive # 154, which is a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement built
by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890.
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Paducah Railroad Museum
Also known as, Paducah Chapter, NRHS
Paducah, Kentucky
Awarded $1,000 for the cataloging, care and storage of rulebooks, procedure manuals, yard books and
minutes recorded by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman Lodge 238 Paducah.
Rockhill Trolley Museum
Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
Awarded $2,000 toward costs associated with rebuilding components of an air brake system on
Johnstown Traction Trolley No. 355 built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1926 and serving Johnstown
until 1960.
Southern Oregon Chapter, NRHS
Medford, Oregon
Awarded $1,000 toward the restoration of Southern Pacific MW Flanger No. 330 built in 1928. This
project is part of Southern Oregon Chapter’s goal to continue to acquire, restore and preserve older
railroad rolling stock.
Watauga Valley Chapter, NRHS
Johnson City, Tennessee
Awarded $2,000 to repair and restore corroded carbon steel side sills and collision posts on the Crescent
Harbor. Built in 1949 by Pullman as a sleeper/lounge for Southern Railway’s Southern Crescent.
Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society
Also known as, Yaquina Pacific Chapter, NRHS
Toledo, Oregon
Awarded $2,000 for the restoration of a 1923 Southern Pacific RPO/baggage car No. 5132, which
records indicate was unique as two thirds of the car was tin floored with drains to accommodate the icing
of fish, milk, butter and beef.
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