Month: March 2022

  • Zoom program: 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

    Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1951, Dutch’s interest in railroads was ignited after a family trip on the New York Central when he was three years old. Prior to his sophomore year of high school, Dutch’s family moved to the Chicago area, making it possible for him to enjoy pre-Amtrak passenger trains there. After earning…

  • Chicago Union Station at 100: Stories in photography

    Join the Center for Railroad Photography & Art as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chicago Union Station, a cathedral of railroading made famous in films like The Untouchables and by photographers such as John Gruber, Wallace Abbey, and others. Wednesday, July 23 marked the official anniversary, although the station had already been in use…

  • The Kalmbach Art Collection

    The Kalmbach Art Collection: Pairing Words and Imagery showcases the artwork of Kalmbach Publishing Co., which donated their collection to the Center for Railroad Photography & Art in 2024. Fifty-three original paintings and drawings comprise the collection, their creators a who’s who of railroad artists including Howard Fogg, Gil Reid, and Ted Rose. The 80-page,…

  • Zoom program: Stories of the Kalmbach Art Collection with Kevin Keefe

    For over 90 years, Kalmbach Publishing Co.—and its successor Kalmbach Media—presided over a remarkable collection of original railroad art, featuring some of the most famous artists in the field, such as Gil Reid, Ted Rose, and Howard Fogg. Now this priceless collection has found its permanent home with the Center for Railroad Photography & Art.…

  • Summer 2025: Canadian streamliners, Chicago Union Station at 100, and more

    $7.95 Canadian streamliners, Chicago Union Station’s 100th anniversary, and Amtrak trains skirting Long Island Sound headline the latest issue of Railroad Heritage, the Center’s quarterly member magazine. Inside you’ll find: Become a Center member today to get four issues a year!

  • Zoom program: Railroad promotional filmmaking with Nick Ozorak

    Nick Ozorak’s presentation, “The Art of Railroad Promotional Filmmaking,” a free public Zoom program, is available at the Center’s YouTube page. As with other forms of railroad advertising media, filmmaking is its own art. Nick Ozorak has been creating videos for nearly 20 years. His projects include creating the relaunch trailer for the East Broad…

  • Spring 2025: Photographers to Watch, Chicago & Iowa, Michigan Central Station and more

    The Spring 2025 issue of Railroad Heritage is bursting with spectacular images! In the cover story, Elrond Lawrence introduces ten emerging talents in the railroad photography world — Nat Blair, Eric Cortinas, Isaac Fulford, Gregory Grice, Steven McKay, John Riley, Nate Shedd, Jake Siegel, Hunter Williams … and Spencer Montgomery, whose bold image graces the…

  • Zoom program: Tracking the Long Island Rail Road with Joe Stroppel

    Long Island photographer Joe Stroppel will share spectacular scenes from his adventures growing up along the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, the busiest commuter railroad in North America.   Joe’s photography will include captures of a variety of equipment — from fast, new M7 & M9 electric trains to 1970s-delivered MP15AC-hauled work trains…

  • Zoom member-exclusive program: John Gruber’s rolling studios collection

    Join us for our next members-only webinar, focused on the latest addition to the John Gruber Collection: portraits and stereographs produced in specially equipped rail photo cars that traveled the burgeoning U.S. railroad system during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fascinated for decades by what he called “rolling studios,” CRP&A founder John Gruber…