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Vice President – Public Relations National Railway Historical Society

National Railway Historical Society 100 North 17th Street

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

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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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Twenty Railway Heritage Grants totaling a record $32,000 were awarded to nine NRHS Chapters and

eleven organizations, which preserve railroad history.

Duluth, Georgia

locomotive which is used to demonstrate the specific educational, technological and historical role of

steam powered transportation.

San Jose, California

to operate with 600 volt DC on a trolley car.

West Barnstable, Massachusetts

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.

Elbridge, New York

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.

Golden, Colorado

railbus No. 2, which will assist the museum toward bringing this historic piece of railroad equipment back

to operating condition.

Danbury, Connecticut

locomotive built in 1956 by the American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, NY.

Also known as, Inland Empire Chapter, NRHS

Spokane, Washington

include magazines, books, correspondence, blueprints, videos and other railroad memorabilia in the

society’s collection.

Duluth, Minnesota

business car Northland built in 1916 by Pullman. The car was the first all-steel business car placed on the

Portland, Maine

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.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1914 for the Wisconsin Railway, Light & Power Company’s

Winona, MN streetcar system.

Also known as, Kalmbach Memorial Library

Chattanooga, Tennessee

as a locomotive builder in Pittsburgh, PA from 1867-1950 manufacturing over 7,800 locomotives.

Erie, Pennsylvania

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.

Spencer, North Carolina

ton switch engine built in 1943.

Richmond, Virginia

of a Porter 0-6-0T steam locomotive built in 1942 for the U.S. Army.

Also known as, Old Smoky Chapter, NRHS

Knoxville, Tennessee

by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1890.

Also known as, Paducah Chapter, NRHS

Paducah, Kentucky

minutes recorded by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman Lodge 238 Paducah.

Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Traction Trolley No. 355 built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1926 and serving Johnstown

until 1960.

Medford, Oregon

project is part of Southern Oregon Chapter’s goal to continue to acquire, restore and preserve older

railroad rolling stock.

Johnson City, Tennessee

Also known as, Yaquina Pacific Chapter, NRHS

Toledo, Oregon

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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