Thursday, January 3, 2013

National Railway Heritage Grants Program



The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is America's largest rail preservation organization. They have a grant program for projects involving the preservation, restoration, re-use, interpretation, or stabilization of historic railroad equipment, structures and resources will be considered, as well as projects that support research, public outreach, publishing and educational goals.

The maximum grant is $10,000; the deadline is April 24, 2013.  


Most past grants have been for preservation of:

* Rail equipment - locomotives (steam and diesel), passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses, and electric streetcar
* Railway depots and towers
* Archival documents, photographs and pictures (train pictures, railway pictures, photos of trains, etc.)


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