Month: March 2022

  • The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, panel discussion

    Wednesday, September 15, 2021 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. (CDT) Now Available on YouTube The Center for Railroad Photography and Art’s upcoming publication, The Railroad and the Art of Place: An Anthology, was made possible by the collaborative efforts of a team of thirty contemporary and historical…

  • The Railroad and the Art of Place: Photographs by David Kahler, exhibition opening event

    Friday, September 10, 2021 / 6-8:30 pm (CDT)Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee School of Engineering1000 North Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 The Center for Railroad Photography and Art, in collaboration with the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is proud to present The Railroad and the Art of Place: Photographs by David Kahler, an exhibition opening…

  • Amtrak’s Evolving Image

    Wednesday, August 25, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Tuesday, August 24 at 4:30 p.m. (CT) Now Available on YouTube Amtrak Brand Communications Manager Matt Donnelly joins the Center for Railroad Photography & Art to discuss the development of Amtrak’s brand over the last 50 years. Donnelly will…

  • Summer 2021: Los Angeles River, Pentrex, Malo

    $7.95 Three fabulous feature articles form the backbone of our Summer 2021 issue. Take a deep look at railroading along the Los Angeles River with Elrond Lawrence in the cover story, the latest in our “Art of Place” series. If you grew up watching Pentrex railroad videos (or just enjoy a well-told tale of the…

  • The Sun Always Sets in the East and West, Yoichi Uzeki

    Tuesday, July 13, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, July 12 at 4:30 PM (CT) Now Available on YouTube Yoichi Uzeki returns to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s summer programming series following his acclaimed presentation at Virtual Conversations 2021, our most recent online conference. Yoichi…

  • Hoosier Lifelines: Social and Environmental Change Along the Monon, 1847-2020

    Tuesday, June 8, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, June 7 at 4:30 PM (CT) Now Available on YouTube The curators, historians, and artists behind the Hoosier Lifelines exhibition will discuss their interdisciplinary efforts integrating art and history in an exploration of Indiana’s changing environment along the…

  • Of Light, Landscape and the Echo of Trains, presented by Todd Halamka

    Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, May 24 at 4:30 PM (CT) Now Available on YouTube A selection of railroad photography by Todd Halamka comprised of his image making Process, Natural Landscapes, and Urban Landscapes.   Todd Halamka, is a practicing architect and founder of…

  • Fifty years of Amtrak

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, turned fifty years old on May 1, 2021. To celebrate, we prepared a “50 Years of Amtrak” photography gallery, drawing from our collections and the recent work of a few of our board members. We’ve included a photograph from each year of Amtrak’s existence, dating back…

  • R&LHS Centennial

    North America’s oldest railroad history organization—the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. (R&LHS)—marks its 100th anniversary this year. Founded in Boston in 1921, the nonprofit R&LHS is among the oldest groups dedicated to the history of technology anywhere. Through its publications, ten regional chapters, and outreach programs, the group tells the stories of how and…