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            Last site update 5/10/2009:
Updated Home page, Events Calendar and added 2009 Bluegrass Festival photos. |
Houston Railroad Museum
Mission Statement:
To preserve, enjoy and share with the public the memory, history and experience of railroading, particularly Texas railroading, as it has been and as it is now. Gulf Coast Chapter - NRHS strives to fulfill its mission at the Houston Railroad Museum, 7390 Mesa Dr. in Houston, Texas. The museum, open every weekend from April to November, features an interesting collection of railroad locomotives, cars and other artifacts, as well as a model railroad and research library. For more information, use the links at left. The Houston Railroad Museum is open for 2009 every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through November 7. Please note: The museum will close at 3:30 p.m. on July 4! Admission is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 12 and under. Our annual Open House in recognition of National Model Railroad Month is scheduled for November 7. Click here for scenes from the Houston Railroad Museum's First Annual Bluegrass by the Tracks Festival and Railroad Swap Meet. We are conducting a fundraising campaign in support of the restoration of the Good Cheer, the former KCS tavern-lounge-observation car owned by Gulf Coast Chapter, NRHS, Inc. Click here to download a PDF donation/pledge form and a Houston Railroad Musem 2009 Calendar! Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Programs are conducted at the Houston Railroad Museum. Next workshop date: TBA Houston Railroad Museum facilities are available for parties and other events. Download a PDF or email info@houstonrrmuseum.org for details.
Questions or comments about our web site? email tom@kingswayrc.com |
