The National Railway Historical Society
(NRHS) has announced nine recipients of its annual Heritage Grants
Program. The 2019 heritage grant awards total $48,000. The recipients
are not for profit organizations, including historical societies,
museums, and a NRHS Chapter.
This year’s grants were awarded to
the following recipients:
$8,000 to the Oregon Rail Heritage
Foundation in Portland, Oregon towards the refurbishment and
installation at its Rail Heritage Center of a 102’ continuous
turntable,
Effective 01 August 2019, NRHS has a new Chairperson for the Heritage Grants Committee. Mr. Charles “Charlie” Webb has agreed to lead this program following the untimely death of Robert Kornreich.
Charlie joined NRHS in 1986 and is currently a member of the Harrisburg Chapter. He is a member of the NRHS Board of Directors, as one of the two directors from District 2.
Please welcome Charlie to his new and critically important role in NRHS.