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Madison railroad map
In 2023, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art partnered with the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation to develop a walking tour about the history and architecture of the West…
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Zoom program: Virtual launch party preview of “Rio Grande Steam Finale”
Join us for a virtual launch of our upcoming book Rio Grande Steam Finale! Step aboard the D&RGW’s spectacular narrow-gauge railway of the 1950s and 1960s through the lens of…
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Zoom member-exclusive: Inside the David Mainey Collection
Step into the world of David Mainey as we take you on a journey through his life and work in this members-only program. Join Erin Rose, reference and digital projects archivist, as she sits down…
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Zoom program: An Evening with the Winners of the 2023 Creative Photography Awards
The 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program brought in 230 submissions from ninety photographers representing twenty-two states and eight countries. With this year’s theme “The Role of Technology,”…
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Zoom program: Q&A for the Center’s new collections management system ‘Odyssey’
Launched in June of 2023, Odyssey houses tens of thousands of digitized images from the Center’s various collections. Odyssey allows users to explore the Center’s collections in a dynamic and…
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Summer 2023: The railroad vanishing point, Alaska RR art, Acela life, collection news, and more
$7.95 A landmark feature story on the vanishing point of railroad photography headlines the summer issue of Railroad Heritage, our quarterly magazine for Center members. Highlights include: If you don’t…
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Spring 2023: Ronald C. Hill, finishing paintings, stations & stamps, steam and more
$7.95 A heartfelt tribute to Ronald C. Hill by Jeff Brouws headlines the spring issue of Railroad Heritage, our magazine for Center members, complete with a classic Hill cover of…
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Center unveils Odyssey, our new digital archive of railroad imagery
The sky’s the limit for fans of railroads and photography who can happily immerse themselves in Odyssey, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s new collections management system. Odyssey is…
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Zoom program: Linn Westcott’s Wildly Diverse Railroad Photography
Ask any model railroader to name the icons of the hobby, and certainly, Linn H. Westcott (1913-1980) will be mentioned somewhere. The longtime editor of Kalmbach’s Model Railroader magazine pioneered…
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Zoom member-exclusive: The History and Development of Madison’s Railroads
Our summer 2023 members-only program features a detailed look at the Center’s hometown Madison, Wisconsin, by executive director Scott Lothes, showcasing the photography of John Gruber. These presentations are open…
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Zoom program: Railroads, Art, and American Life, by J. Craig Thorpe
Collecting more than thirty years of paintings and renderings, Railroads, Art, and American Life tells the story of rail transportation in America through the life and works of artist J.…
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Zoom program: Collections from the UK’s National Railway Museum
Photography grew up alongside the mechanized railway, and Bartholomew’s talk will showcase the NRM’s photographic collections from their origins to the present day, encompassing 170 years of photography. It will…
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Zoom program: Inside the Ronald C. Hill Collection
After spending nearly 15 months processing the Ronald C. Hill Collection of approximately 27,000 items including color transparencies, negatives, and prints, Heather Sonntag sees Ron Hill as “the whole rail-fan…
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Zoom program: A Passion for Color – The Railroad Paintings of John R. Signor
In our next free online program, John Signor will showcase his spectacular paintings of the American rail industry, with a focus on western lines. Best known for his books and…
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History of the Beer Line, in-person lecture by John Kelly at Pilot Project MKE
Wednesday, February 8, 20237:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), in-person lectureEvent runs from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Pilot Project MKE is the latest stop for the traveling photography exhibition Milwaukee’s Beer…
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Rio Grande Steam Finale: Narrow gauge railroad photography in Colorado and New Mexico
In the 1950s and 1960s, many of the nation’s greatest railroad photographers journeyed to southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico to document the final years of the Denver & Rio…
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Winter 2023: Film’s return, Bachman, Gruber, Watts, and more
$7.95 Film is making a comeback and the Winter 2023 issue of Railroad Heritage is your guide to this developing trend! Highlights include: If you don’t receive it already, join…
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Zoom program: The Lady Engineer and the Train – Remembering Olive W. Dennis and The Cincinnatian
Join Sharon Harwood in an immersive experience aboard the first run of the B&O’s Cincinnatian passenger train in January 1947. City officials, press, and railroad executives gathered for ribbon-cutting ceremonies in Cincinnati’s Union Terminal…
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The Role of Technology: 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program
The 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program theme is The Role of Technology. This year’s theme will explore how technology has shaped—and continues to inform— how railroads operate, look and perform…
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Zoom program: Shooting the Diesel That Did it, presented by Kevin Keefe
The debut of Electro-Motive Division’s FT freight locomotive in 1939 and 1940 was a watershed for the railroad industry – the steam locomotive was on its way out. The FT’s first…
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Fall 2022: Steinheimer, Awards, and more
$7.95 The newly arrived Richard Steinheimer Collection headlines the Fall 2022 issue of Railroad Heritage…with plenty more great photography and stories, plus news, updates, and no ads! Highlights include: There’s…
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An Evening with the Winners of the 2022 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards
The 2022 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards was one of the most competitive contests we’ve had to date. With over 540 submissions for this year’s theme of Weather Effects,…
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Virtual Launch Party: Preview Continuity & Change, our newest book
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, August 15 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube Join editors Alexander Craghead and…
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Member Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes with the Steinheimer Collection
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, August 1 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Registration Closed CRP&A members can request the recording link at…
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Summer 2022: Signal box life, BN photography & more
$7.95 The Summer 2022 issue of Railroad Heritage, our beautiful quarterly magazine, is filled with great photography and stories, plus news about the Center and our collections … and no…
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Behind the Photographs of O. Winston Link – Thomas Garver
Monday, July 18, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Sunday, July 17 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube Thomas Garver, the former assistant/agent…
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Richard Steinheimer Collection acquired by Center
Iconic photographer’s work joins North America’s largest archive of significant railroad photography and artwork MADISON, WI / June 13, 2022 — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art announced today…
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Railroad Landscapes – John Sanderson
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes on Monday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. (CST) Now Available on YouTube John Sanderson will discuss the origins and…
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Continuity & Change: The Lure of North American Railroads
Continuity & Change: The Lure of North American Railroads is a dazzling publication by the Center for Railroad Photography & Art that explores the photography of contemporary railroading in North…
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Spring 2022: Huddleston, Shicotte, Wellington Avalanche, and Plowden
$7.95 Join Gene Huddleston for a tour of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in the late steam and early diesel era, in a cover story that previews Karen Parker’s presentation…