Railroad Historical Societies
I've worked off and on over the last several years to gather historical society information from websites, magazines, and corrections sent to me by readers. Each of the links below will take you to a railroad-related historical society's web site.
Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR Historical Society
Quarterly publication A.C. & Y. H.S. News, PO Box 196, Sharon Center, OH 44274-0196
American Truck Historical Society
Bimonthly magazine., PO Box 531168, Birmingham, AL 35253, (205) 870-0566.
Amtrak Historical Society
Quarterly magazine. 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., Suite 350, Chicago, IL 60622.
Ann Arbor Railroad Technical & Historical Society
(also covers Michigan Northern and Tuscola & Saginaw Bay), PO Box 51, Chesaning, MI 48616. Newsletter.
Anthracite Railroads Historical Society
(Central of New Jersey, Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh & New England, Lehigh Valley, Reading). Newsletter, PO Box 519, Lansdale, PA 19446-0519.
Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Historical Society
PO Box 4141, Bay Pines, FL 33744-4141
B & O Historical Society
Bi-monthly magazine. B&O RRHS, PO Box 13578, Baltimore, MD 21203-3578.
British Columbia Railway Historical & Tech. Society
BCRH&TS, c/o Jim Moore, 25852 McBean Pkwy., #187, Valencia, CA 91355.
Boston & Maine RR Historical Society
B&MRRHS, C/O Membership Secretary, PO Box 9116, Lowell, MA 01852
B&M (Salisbury, Point RR HS)
(Salisbury, Point/Amesbury/ Newburyport). Contact Richard Nichols at (978) 388-0937
Bridge Line Historical Society
2476 Whitehall Ct., Niskayuna, NY 12309.
Burlington Northern Railroad
(Friends of the ...), PO Box 271, West Bend, WI 53095-0271.
CN Lines SIG
Covers CNR, GT-NE, CV, DW & P, GTW and subsidiaries. Nick Andrusiak, CN Lines SIG, 101 Elm Park road, Winnipeg, MB Canada R2M 0W3.
Central of Georgia Railway Historical Society
#2 Turnbull Dr. Rome, GA 30161.
Central Vermont Ry. Historical Society
Quarterly newsletter. c/o Jerry Fox, PO Box 8672, Essex, VT 05451. LSSAE for further information.
Chesapeake & Ohio
Annual Dues: $25/$38 sust. C&O Historical Society, Membership Officer, PO Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422, 800-453-CHOS.
Chessie System Historical Society
Annual dues $20.domestic, $25 foreign. Quarterly newsletter. CSHS, 163 Straith St., Stauton, VA 24401.
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Annual Dues: $30/$60 sust.; surcharge outside US, $6 surface, $20 air mail. Burlington Route Historical Society, P. O. Box 456, LaGrange, IL 60525.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Annual Dues: $15/$25 sust. C&EI Historical Society, c/o Membership Chairman, PO Box 606, Crestwood, IL 60445.
Chicago & Illinois Midland Technical and Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20/Sust. $40. Newsletter 4 times per year. Attn: Shane Mason, Membership Chairman, PO Box 3882, Springfield, IL 62708-3882.
Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Annual Dues: $24/Cont. $48/$26.50 family of 2/$50 foreign. Quarterly North Western Lines. Membership Secretary, PO Box 1270, Sheboygan, WI 53082-1270
Colorado Midland
Subscription: $15 a year. Colorado Midland Quarterly, 475 Ocelot Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80919.
Colorado & Southern
Subscription: $25 a year, PO Box 3246, Littleton, CO 80161-3246.
Conrail Technical Society
PO Box 38, Walnutport, PA 18088-0038
Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20/lifetime membership $200. Bill McCaskill, membership chairman, PO Box 2044, Pine Bluff, AR 71613. (501) 541-1819.
Delaware & Hudson
Regular member $22; $34 Canadian; $36 overseas, PO Box 13324, Albany, NY 12212.
Denver, South Park & Pacific Historical Society
(includes C&S narrow gauge & all predecessor lines). Annual dues: $10. Quarterly newsletter. c/o Clifford A. Mestel, 12874 County Rd. 314B, Buena Vista, CO 81211.
East Broad Top
(Friends of the...), Quarterly magazine, $25 reg., other memberships available. c/o Peter A. Clark, 10428 Carlyn Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872. febt@aol.com.
East Tennessee & Western North Carolina
Annual Dues: $10. ET&WNC Railroad Historical Society, c/o John R. Waite, 604 North Eleventh Street, De Soto, MO 63020. Newsletter.
Electric Ry. Assn. of So. Cal. (Pacific Electric/LARy/plus)
Annual Dues: $30. Quarterly publication, Timepoints. 1 World Trade Center, PO Box 32161, Long Beach, CA 90832-2161.
Erie Lackawanna
Annual Dues: $20. Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, c/o Bob Rose, One LaMalfa Road, Randolph, NJ 07869.
The Feather River Rail Society
Membership levels ranging from $15 to $300. c/o Harry D. "Hap" Manit, PO Box 608, Portola, CA 96122.
Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR
Annual Dues: $6, newsletter. Walt Danylak, 115 Upland Rd., Syracuse, NY 13207.
Frisco Modelers' Information Group
c/o Douglas Hughes, 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012. SASE for info.
Galloping Goose Historical Society of Dolores
Annual Dues: $20, $30/family, $100/business., PO Box 297, Dolores, CO 81323, gghs5@fone.net
Gilpin Railroad Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20. Quarterly publication; bi-annual gathering. c/o Dan Abbott, PO Box 747, Idaho Springs, CO 80452, dkabbot@mail.bwn.net,
Grand Trunk Western Historical Society
Annual Dues: US $12/Canadian $15/Overseas $20/Sustaining $20. Quarterly newsletter, Semaphore. GTWSH, PO Box 611, Keego Harbor, MI 48320-1205.
Great Northern Railway Historical Society
U.S. Annual Dues: $20/$40 sust., others contact GNRHS, 1781 Griffith, Berkley, MI 48072-1222.
Gulf Mobile & Ohio
Annual Dues: $25/$20 65 and over. GM&O Historical Society, Inc., PO Box 2457, Joliet, IL 60434-2457.
H.J. Heinz Special Interest Group
c/o Bill Dippert, 2650 NW Robinia Ln., Portland, OR 97229-4037. Quarterly magazine, $15 per year ($6 to NMRA members).
Hagerstown & Frederick Ry HS
Annual Dues: $20/$30 family/$50+ benefactor. P.O Box 194, Woodsboro, MD 21798.
lllinois Central Historical Society
Annual Dues: Regular $20 regular, $25 sustaining, increasing to $25 and $35 respectively November 1st, 2002. ICHS Membership Services Dept, P.O. Box 288, Paxton, IL 60957.
Illinois Traction Society
c/o Dale Jenkins (Editor), PO Box 6004, Decatur, IL 62524-6004, (217) 522-5452 (Springfield, IL); or Mark Godwin (ITS membership), 121 West St. Louis, Apt. A, Lebanon, IL 62254, (618) 537-2414. Quarterly newsletter, $15.
Kansas City Southern Historical Society
PO Box 5332, Shreveport, LA 71135-5332. Monthly newsletter, semi-annual magazine & free admission to convention & swap meets. $15.
Katy Railroad Historical Society
(Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad). Annual Dues: $15/regular, $13/under 18 or over 65, $50/supporting. Quarterly magazine, the KATY FLYER and yearly historical calendar., PO Box 1784, Sedalia, MO 65302
Louisville & Nashville
Annual Dues: $20/$35 sust., foreign $25. L&N Historical Society, PO Box 17122, Louisville, KY 40217.
Lake Michigan RR Carferry HS
No Dues. Online newsletter
Maryland & Pennsylvania Preserv. & Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20, PO Box 224, Spring Grove, PA 17362. SSAE for more information email: ma&pa@arrowweb.com
Middletown and New Jersey Railway Historical Society
Annual Dues: $12, newsletter, c/o Douglas Barberio, 325 Collabar Road, Montgomery, NY 12549.
Milwaukee Road Historical Assn.
Annual Dues: $20/sust. $40., PO Box 307, Antioch, IL 60002-0307.
Milwest
(Milwaukee Road-Lines West) Annual Dues: $10, newsletter. Kevin McCray, Secretary, 6 Park Place, Clancy, MT 59634-9759
Missabe Railroad Historical Society
(Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range and predecessors). Annual Dues: $25/$40 sust./$100 contributing. Foreign $40 (except Canada). 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, MN 55802. Quarterly magazine.
Missouri & Arkansas Railroad Research Group
(also covers Missouri & North Arkansas, Arkansas & Ozarks, and others), Annual Dues: $15/calendar year includes 3 issues of Oak Leaves. PO Box 1094, Harrison, AR 72602-1094.
Missouri Pacific (Includes Texas & Pacific)
Annual Dues: $20/$30 sust./$25 foreign/$10 student. Missouri Pacific Historical Society, PO Box 456, Ballwin, MO 63022-0456.
Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc.
Annual Dues: $20/$25 sust. Three videos for sale and annual car kit projects available. Monon RR Historical & Tech. Society Inc., c/o Membership Chairman, PO Box 68, Ladoga, IN 47954-0068.
National Model Railroad Association
Annual Dues: $32. NMRA Bulletin is published monthly. National Model Railroad Association Inc., 4121 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421. (423) 892-2846.
National Railway Historical Society
Annual Dues: $10/$9 chap + dues. National Railway Historical Society, c/o David A. Ackerman, PO Box 58153, Philadelphia, PA 19102.
New Haven
Annual Dues: $30 reg./$40 sust. 4 Shoreliners, 8 newsletters, annual meeting. Chris Adams, Membership Chairman, NHRHTA Inc., 362 High St., Milford, CT 06460.
New York Central System Historical Society
Annual Dues: $30/$40 contr./$60 sust.; $35 Canada, Mexico/ $40 overseas (quarterly mag)., PO Box 81184, Cleveland, OH 44181-0184.
New York Connecting Railroad Society
Newsletter $10, 10268 Maria Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76108.
NYO&W Modelers SIG
Internet exchange of info on O&W and area shortlines and traction companies.
The New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical And Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20 (includes quarterly newsletter)., PO Box 121, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-0121
Nickel Plate Road
Annual Dues: $22, senior $20, contr.$40, Int'l. surface $30, Int'l. air mail $40. NPRHTS, PO Box 381, New Haven, IN 46774-0381.
Norfolk & Western Historical Society
(Also covers VGN) Annual Dues include bi-monthly newsletter: Regular membership is $25.00 for one year or $50.00 for 2 years Sustaining membership is $40.00 for one year or $80.00 for 2 years. Sustaining membership helps support the society's publication, preservation and model development activities, (payable in US funds). PO Box 13908, Roanoke, VA 24038-3908, (540) 342-0575.
Northern Pacific Ry
Annual Dues: $20 regular, $15 NP veteran. Norm Snow, 13044 87th Place. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98034.
Ontario Northland Ry Hist & Tech Soc
Annual Dues: $20Can/$15US. Quarterly The Northlander. CAN: c/o Sheila Godby, 1040 St. Paul's St, Peterborough, ON K9H 6J8; US: c/o Robert Godby, 1711 Custer St., Laramie, WY 82070.
Ontario & Western
Annual Dues: $21.50 including NRHS $12.50 subscription. Ont. & Western RY Historical Society Inc., Box 713, Middletown, NY 10940.
Pennsylvania RR Technical & Historical Society
Annual Dues: $35, sust. $45, contrib. $50 or more, includes quarterly magazine, The Keystone. PRR Tech. & Historical Society, Inc., PO Box 712, Altoona, PA 16603-0712.
PRR
(Philadelphia Chapter, PRR T & HS), Box 663, Wayne, PA 19087-0663. Annual dues of $15 includes six newsletters plus slick periodic magazine, The High Line.
Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.
Annual Dues: $20 (U.S.) $21 (Canadian) includes quarterly Pere Marquette Rails and bimonthly newsletters., PO Box 422, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
Pittsburgh, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society
Annual dues $10. 320 W. State St., Wellsville, NY 14895. Newsletter.
Rail-Marine Information Group
Covers all railroad carferries, carfloats, tugs, freight terminals and marine freight operations. Quarterly newsletter. Dues: $25 North America/ $31.50 overseas. Send SSAE for membership application and back issue list. John Teichmoeller, 12107 Mt. Albert Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042., (410) 531-3207
Railroad Club of Chicago
PO Box 8292, Chicago, IL 60680. Monthly newsletter/magazine, $20 (within 150 mi. of Chicago), $10 elsewhere.
Railroad Prototype Modelers
Send SASE for more information to: Railroad Prototype Modelers, PO Box 7916, La Verne, CA 91750.
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Annual Dues: $15. Railway & Locomotive c/o H. Arnold Wilder, Treas., 46 Lowell Rd., Westford, MA 01886.
Reading
Annual Dues: $25. RCT & HS, c/o Robert L. Danner, PO Box 5143, Reading, PA 19612.
The Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society
PO Box 25114, Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5113. Annual Dues: $30. Quarterly publication.
Rock Island Technical Society
Annual Dues: $20. Reg., $30. Sust. Rock Island Tech. Society, Bryon Weesner, 3496 Dexfield Rd., Dexter, IA 50070-8013.
Rutland Railroad
Annual Dues: $15. Quarterly Newsliner. Rutland RR Historical Society, PO Box 6262, Rutland, VT 05701.
St. Louis & San Francisco
Frisco Modelers' Information Group, c/o Douglas Hughes, 1212 Finneans Run, Arnold, MD 21012-1876. Send SASE for info.
Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society
Annual Dues: $25/$35 sust. Canada: $30/$40 sust. Other Nations: $35/$45 sust. Quarterly publication: The Warbonnet., PO Box 94, Derby, KS 67037
Shore Line Interurban Historical Society
Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr./$50 sus., PO Box 346, Chicago, IL 60690.
Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society
Now forming send LSSAE for information c/o Larsen Hobby, 2571 E. Lincoln Hwy., Suite #5, New Lenox, IL 60451.
Sierra Ry HS (includes Sugar Pine, Pickering & West Side)
Annual Dues: $25, quarterly magazine (free sample)., PO Box 1001, Jamestown, CA 95327.
Society of Freight Car Historians
c/o David Casdorph, PO Box 2480, Monrovia, CA 91017. CD-ROM (Freight Cars Journal).
Soo Line Hist & Tech Soc
Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr. Michael Harrington, Treas., 3410 Kasten Ct., Middleton, WI 53562.
Southern Pacific Historical & Tech. Society
Annual Dues: $20/$30 contr./$35 foreign. PO Box 93697, Pasadena, CA 91109-3697.
Southern Ry Historical Assn.
Annual Dues: $22/$35 sust./$40 foreign. SRHA Inc., PO Box 33, Spencer, NC 28159.
Southern Railway HS
Annual Dues: $18/$25 foreign. SRHS, c/o B. F. Roberts, PO Box 4094, Martinez, GA 30907.
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
SPSRHS, c/o Duane Cramer, 2618 N.W. 113th St., Vancouver, WA 98685.
Terminal Railroad Assn. of St. Louis Hist and Tech Society, Inc.
c/o Larry Thomas, PO Box 1688, St. Louis, MO 63188.
Tidewater Southern Historical Society
Tidewater Southern Ry. Historical Society, c/o Benjamin Cantu, Jr., PO Box 882, Manteca, CA 95336.
Toledo Peoria & Western
615 Bullock St., Eureka, IL 61530,
Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo Ry HS
TH&B Focus. c/o Richard Dilley, 208 Chalmers St., Oakville, ONT L6L 5R9, Canada.
Union Pacific Historical Society
The Streamliner. UPHS, Membership Sec., PO Box 4006, Cheyenne, WY 82003-4006.
Wabash
Wabash RR Historical Society, c/o James Holmes, Secretary, 813 Ayers St., Bolingbrook, IL 60440.
Western Maryland
WMRHS Inc., PO Box 395, Union Bridge, MD 21791.
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society
John Walker (916) 671-9584 (eves)., PO Box 608, Portola, CA 96122, (916) 832-4131.
