September 10, 2024

2024 Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award

NRHS, Railway Age, and Railway Track & Structures have joined for a second year to recognize and honor a North American common-carrier railroad for a historically significant preservation project currently in operation, accessible to the public or on display in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

NRHS members and Railway Age and RT&S readers are strong advocates for sharing the railroad industry’s important history. This award is intended to recognize the most outstanding example of historic preservation achieved within the railroad industry itself.

NRHS members, and Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures readers, are invited to nominate their favorite preservation project on the NRHS website. Nominations close August 30, 2024. The Award winner will be announced at the Railway Supply Institute conference in October 2024.

Click here for the nomination form.

2024 Directory of Rail Attractions Now Available

The 2024 NRHS Directory of Rail Attractions is now available on the Admin site. Click here to view and download the .pdf file.

2024 Heritage Grants Awards Announced

The NRHS Heritage Grants Committee is pleased to announce the 2024 Grant Awards. Please see the Heritage Grants page for more information on the program.

NRHS Programs

Donation Complete

Protected: Extant & Bygone Roundhouses

RailCamp

RailCamp program offers a unique one week opportunity to high school students providing hands-on training in one of America's oldest and most important industries learning about all aspects of railroading.

Outstanding Railroad Historic Preservation Award

NRHS is partnering with Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures magazines to honor a North American railroad for an outstanding railroad preservation project. NRHS members and Railway Age and RT&S subscribers are invited to nominate a project.

Heritage Grants

Heritage Grants

Since 1991, the National Railway Historical Society has been giving away annual matching grants for projects which preserve, research, educate, or publish railway history.

Historic Plaque Program

NRHS Historic Railway Landmark Plaque

This program formally recognizes landmarks in Railroad History by placing a bronze plaque at/on the site.

Our YouTube Channel

A multi-year project to preserve and bring to the public it's entire collection of 8mm and 16mm films offering a unique glimpse at transportation systems as well as industrial America between 1940 and 2000.

Alco Historic Photos

Alco Historic Photos

AHP is the custodian of a collection of almost 300,000 photographic negatives and about 10,000 drawings and documents relating to the ACO and its successor ALCO Products.

Photo Gallery

The National Railway Historical Society introduces our Photo Gallery, beginning with a collection of over 1,000 photos. As photos are digitally scanned and accurately documented, they are added to the collection. As you’ll see, the Gallery is searchable by category.