Conversations about Ted Rose

Thursday, October 29, 2020 7:30-8:30 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Events Now Available on YouTube Join the Center for Railroad Photography & Art and the Colorado Railroad Museum as we immerse ourselves in a discussion focusing on the photography and art of Ted Rose.  This virtual program is presented in conjunction with the Museum’s […]

The Railroad and the Art of Place, David Kahler

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube In the late 1980s, David Kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of O. Winston Link photographs. He soon began making annual trips to the West Virginia and eastern Kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic […]

Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Kevin Keefe and Scott Lothes, co-writers and editors of the publication Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography (Indiana University Press, 2018) come together to celebrate the life and work of a man who devoted a fifty-year career to […]

The Iron Road to the Deep North: Japanese Railways of Hokkaido, Then and Now

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Victor Hand traveled to Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, in 1966 and 1971 in search of steam locomotives.   Scott Lothes lived in Hokkaido from 2005 to 2007 where he taught English and rode trains all over the island. His presentation uses […]

The Art of Dining on Rails: Presented by Jay W. Christopher & Anne Lapinski

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube The Christopher Transportation Museum is home to Jay Christopher’s personal collection of airline, shipline, railroad, and airship artifacts that preserve the history of transportation dining starting in the late 1800s. The dining artifacts along with the accompanying collections tell a […]

Beebe and Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy, with Mel Patrick and John Ryan

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), on Cisco Webex Now Available on YouTube Mel Patrick and John Ryan, authors of Beebe and Clegg: Their Enduring Photographic Legacy, have teamed up to present on one of the most legendary pairings in American railroad photography. Patrick and Ryan will present a more in depth view […]

Celestials, film premiere and discussion, hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA)

Saturday, May 8, 2021 3:00 - 6:00 PM US Central Time View Panel Discussion The Center for Railroad Photography & Art invites our members to participate in a special premiere of the film Celestials, hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America on Saturday, May 8th, 2021 via Zoom. During the late 19th century, the term ‘celestial’ was a pejorative […]

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

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), 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 Todd Halamka + […]

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

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 7:00-8:00 P.M. (U.S. Central), 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 remains of the historic Monon […]

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 will […]

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 discuss Amtrak’s […]

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 photographers, […]