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Historical Societies

Links to railway historical societies. Many historical societies cover a specific railroad, others are of a more general nature. These groups tend to be set up as non-profit organizations and most offer memberships. Also see our Specific Railroad section for other websites that cover specific railroad companies.

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There are 127 links in this category

Shore Line Historical Society Chicago, IL - The Shore Line Interurban Historical Society is a railfan group interested in the electric railways of the Chicago area. The Society's primary focus are the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee ("North Shore Line"), Chicago South Shore & South Bend ("South Shore Line"), and Chicago Aurora & Elgin ("Great Third Rail") railroads, as well as several other Chicago area electrics, including the "L", the Chicago Surface Lines, and others. Info: URL: http://www.shore-line.org/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 481 Rating: 3.00 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society Chicago, IL - Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society Info: URL: http://www.dhke.com/schs/ (Added: 30-Jun-1999) Hits: 502 Rating: 7.75 Votes: 4 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Soo Line Historical and Technical Society Soo Line Historical and Technical Society, covering: Soo Line Railroad Company; Wisconsin Central Ltd.; Algoma Central; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway; Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern and other Soo Line successors and predecessors. Info: URL: http://www.sooline.org/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 705 Rating: 3.00 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource South Pacific Coast Railroad Society South Pacific Coast Railroad Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources Info: URL: http://www.spcrr.org/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 551 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 1 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Southern California Chapter Railway and Locomotive Historical Society The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, founded in 1921, is the oldest organization in North America devoted to railroad history. Its object is to promote research and to encourage preservation and documentation of all facets of railroading. This chapter takes pleasure in welcoming you to it's display at Fairplex, on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, California. Info: URL: http://www.trainweb.org/rlhs/ (Added: 20-May-2001) Hits: 449 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society Southern Pacific - SP Historical and Technical Society Info: URL: http://www.sphts.org/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 901 Rating: 6.50 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society Spokane Portland & Seattle - SP&S Railway Historical Society Andy Macha Info: URL: http://www.sps700.org/spsrhs.html (Added: 10-Nov-1999) Hits: 654 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource St. Louis Terminal Railroad Association St. Louis Terminal Railroad Association Historical & Technical Society Home Page Historical & Technical Society Home Page Info: URL: http://trra-hts.railfan.net/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 603 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Texas Railroad Preservation Association Currently working to restore Southern Pacific 2-10-2 982. Also working on Caboose Texas & New Orleans 418. Info: URL: http://rypn.org/TRPA/ (Added: 27-Dec-2001) Hits: 594 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Texas Transportation Archive TTA is a special collections archive devoted to Texas shortline, mainline and logging railroads. Highlight for railfans and historians is online access to the the private collection of famed historian Richard W. Keeling. TTA also maintains historic photographs, publications and for genealogy researchers, the Texas Railroad Employee Database, which lists thousands of people employed by Texas’ historic railroad lines. Info: URL: http://www.ttarchive.org (Added: 22-Feb-2005) Hits: 415 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Texas Transportation Archive Texas Transportation Archive exists to provide free access to special collections material relating to transportation history of Texas and the surrounding states. Our primary emphasis is on railroad history, and those industries that operated their own transportation departments, such as lumber mills, mines, etc. Secondary emphasis is on the region's riverboat and stagecoach history. Info: URL: http://www.ttarchive.com (Added: 18-Mar-2007) Hits: 253 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource The Cleveland and Eastern Interurban Historical Society and Museum The Cleveland and Eastern Interurban Historical Society and Museum is a non-profit group dedicated to the preservation of artifacts and materials relating to Northeast Ohio's Interurban Railways. Info: URL: http://www.trainweb.org/ceihsm/ (Added: 28-Oct-2010) Hits: 37 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 3 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource The Moffat Road The official web page of The Denver & Salt Lake Historical Society and The Rollins Pass Restoration Association Info: URL: http://www.moffatroad.org (Added: 31-May-2003) Hits: 646 Rating: 9.78 Votes: 32 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource The Rail Motor Society The restoration to running order of 42 ft passenger rail motors at Paterson, in the beautiful Hunter Valley near Newcastle that served the suburban and rural areas of New South Wales. Info: URL: http://www.railmotorsociety.org.au (Added: 19-Sep-2001) Hits: 400 Rating: 5.50 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource The Railway Surgery Historical Site An online museum and archive preserving the history of railway surgeons, railroad hospitals, and hospital trains. Info: URL: http://railwaysurgery.org (Added: 17-Aug-2006) Hits: 269 Rating: 1.50 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource The Railway Surgery Historical Site An online museum and archive preserving the history of railway surgeons, railroad hospitals, and hospital trains. Info: URL: http://www.railwaysurgery.org (Added: 21-Aug-2006) Hits: 244 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 2 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Trinity Valley Railroad Historical Association The TVRHA is developing a railroad museum facility in the Fort Worth, Texas metroplex. Its collection includes former Angelina & Neches River #208, a Mogul-type steam locomotive, and a growing number of 40's/50's-era rolling-stock. Memberships welcome! Info: URL: http://members.trainorders.com/tvrha/Tvrha.htm (Added: 13-Dec-2001) Hits: 411 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society The Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society is a chapter of the NRHS (National Railway Historical Society), focusing on the history of the railroads and related social, economic, and cultural institutions of the Catskill and Hudson Valley regions, with special concentration on the Ulster & Delaware Railroad and its predecessors, successors, immediate neighbors and connections. Info: URL: http://www.udrrhs.org/ (Added: 19-Aug-2000) Hits: 448 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 1 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Union Pacific Historical Society Union Pacific Historical Society Info: URL: http://www.uphs.org/ (Added: 18-Apr-2000) Hits: 877 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource Washington State Railroad Historical Society Pasco, WA - Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum. The WSRHS is dedicated to preserving the history of "All" the railroads that helped build the State of Washington. Info: URL: http://www.wsrhs.org/ (Added: 12-Jun-2000) Hits: 526 Rating: 0 Votes: 0 Rate/Vote for This Link | Broken Link? Report It! | Modify This Resource

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