Webinars

Our monthly online webinars showcase a range of voices from across our community, featuring engaging presentations by artists, photographers, archivists, and historians. Each event offers a unique opportunity to explore creative practices, uncover historical insights, and gain new perspectives on railroad imagery and archival practice.

Zoom program: Classic Trains in the Land of Lincoln: Dick Neumiller’s Central Illinois Photography

Join us for an online program featuring the color photography of Dick Neumiller in central Illinois. Bon French, chairman of the Center’s board of directors, will present some of the finest railroad images from Neumiller’s collection—beginning with Peoria railroading during the 1950s and 1960s, followed by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trains during the same era.…
Zoom program: “A Spike in Time” with Andrea Capiola

Andrea Capiola, a Washington state photographer who created A Spike in Time – a project that documents, educates, and promotes the preservation of railway history – shares her photography in this program from March 2024. For more than a decade, Andrea has traveled the roads of the Pacific Northwest capturing images of everyday railroad operations:…
Zoom member-exclusive: Inside the Fred Springer Collection

Join us for a previously unseen tour of Fred M. Springer’s early black-and-white railroad photography across the United States in the Center’s first member-exclusive program of 2024, hosted by executive director Scott Lothes. “Inside the Fred Springer Collection” explores one of the first big photography collections that the Center took on, arriving in 2012. We’ve…
Zoom program: Coloring the New York City Subway Map

Peter Lloyd explores the coloring of subway lines within New York City’s subway system, reaching as far back as 1904. His exploration will uncover the historical color choices made by key mapmakers and shed light on some of the innovative color schemes that never officially graced the map. With a longstanding dedication to researching the…
Zoom member-exclusive: Inside the Jim Shaughnessy Collection

The Center capped 2023 with a long-awaited dive into the Jim Shaughnessy collection. Acquired in late 2019, the Center, led by processing archivist Natalie Krecek, has been diligently digitizing the 90,000-image collection. We’ll sit down with Natalie and CRP&A board members Jeff Brouws and Kevin Keefe to discuss themes from Jim’s collection and the larger…
Zoom program: “Parallel Tracks: Steinheimer, Silicon Valley, and Steel Rails”

Join Ken Rehor and Elrond Lawrence for a special program that examines the untold story of Richard Steinheimer and his professional photography. While his groundbreaking approach to railroad photography influenced generations of railfans and artists, what is less well-known is Steinheimer’s prolific professional career. “Stein’s” railfan and professional photographic experiences heavily influenced one another throughout his life. As a…
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 some of the nation’s most renowned railroad photographers. The Center for Railroad Photography & Art invites you to embark on an unforgettable visual odyssey as…
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 with David for an insightful interview, giving you a glimpse into the person behind the art. Explore decades of creativity, from his very first photograph…
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,” the judges reviewed and selected six winning photographs in a fascinating and interpretive competition. In “An Evening with the Winners…” hosted by Hailey Paige, you’ll…
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 user-friendly format. Join our director of archives and collections, Adrienne Evans, and our reference and digital projects archivist, Erin Rose, in a tutorial of the…