CRP&A Member Exclusive: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the John Gruber Collection

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes at 4 pm CT on Monday, December 12. Registration Closed CRP&A members can request the recording link at info@railphoto-art.org  Join us this holiday season for a behind-the-scenes look at the John Gruber Collection as an exclusive members-only event to express our gratitude for your support. Our […]

The Lady Engineer and the Train: Remembering Olive W. Dennis and The Cincinnatian

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration Closed 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 and the Washington, D.C., Union Station as the B&O Railroad presented its […]

History of the Beer Line at Pilot Project MKE

Pilot Project 1128 N 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), in-person lecture Event runs from 6:00 - 9:00 pm Pilot Project MKE is the latest stop for the traveling photography exhibition Milwaukee’s Beer Line. The exhibition will be on view in the taproom from January 23 to February 15. On Wednesday, February 8, local historian John […]

A Passion for Color: The Railroad Paintings of John R. Signor

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Available on YouTube 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 bird’s-eye view maps; John will relate his journey from a high […]

Inside the Ronald C. Hill Collection

Presented by Heather Sonntag, with special guests Jeff Brouws and Tim Tonge Tuesday, March 28, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom YouTube Link 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 […]

Conversations 2023

Lake Forest College 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL, United States

V&T 29 at Virginia City, Nevada, on February 8, 2012. Photograph by conference presenter Gordon Glattenberg   Sold Out! Registration for Conversation 2023 is full. Still want to attend? Submit your name to our waitlist to be granted admission upon cancellations. Join the waitlist here PRICES Saturday and Sunday Members Non-Members* Students** Regular, by March […]

Collections from the UK’s National Railway Museum

Presented Ed Bartholomew  Tuesday, April 25, 2023 12:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Available on YouTube Ed Bartholomew is Lead Curator at the National Railway Museum in York, England, where he has worked since 1995, having joined as Curator of the Photographic Collections. His role at the NRM includes the curation of the museum’s […]

Railroads, Art, and American Life: An Artist’s Memoir by J. Craig Thorpe

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Available on YouTube 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. Craig Thorpe. His artwork depicts not only the golden art of […]

CRP&A Member Exclusive: The History and Development of Madison’s Railroads

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration closes at 4 pm CT on Monday, June 19 Registration Closed CRP&A members can request the recording link at info@railphoto-art.org  Our summer members-only program features a detailed look at the Center's hometown Madison, Wisconsin, by our executive director Scott Lothes. These presentations are […]

Linn Westcott’s Wildly Diverse Railroad Photography

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration Closed 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 and even invented many of the techniques that continue to drive the […]

Ask the Archivist: Q&A for the Center’s new collections management system ‘Odyssey’

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom YouTube Link The online portal houses digitized images from the Center’s collection and was just recently launched in June 2023. Odyssey allows users to explore all of the Center’s collections in a dynamic and user-friendly format. Join our director of archives and collections, Adrienne […]

An Evening with the Winners of the 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 7:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time), on Zoom Registration Closed The 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program brought in contestants from across the globe. With this year’s theme “The Role of Technology,” the judges reviewed and selected six winning photographs in a fascinating and interpretive competition.  In “An Evening with […]