New issue of Railroad Heritage
Photograph by Eric Williams and from his article about the Hudson Highlands
Conference
information
Details about our annual Conversations conference on April 24-26, 2026, in Indiana
Digital
collections
Explore digitized selections from our archive of more than 600,000 images of railroading
Introducing our new site
Learn about the features and structure of our newly overhauled railphot0-art.org site
Latest news
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Introducing our new site
Our newly overhauled website was a two-month project that we’ve been wanting to do for the past five years. Staff members Jordan Craig and Scott Lothes will take you behind the scenes in their next blog post; in the meantime, here are some of the basics about the new site. E-commerce changes We now use…
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PBS Wisconsin program: Railroads of Madison and South Central Wisconsin
On March 19, 2026, PBS Wisconsin aired the Center’s program “Railroads of Madison and South Central Wisconsin,” a presentation by Scott Lothes about the history and development of railroads in and around the Center’s home city. At their zenith, nine railroad lines radiated out of Madison, and the program traces their arrival, development, consolidation, and…
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Spring 2026: Freedom Train, Hudson Highlands, Travels with Don, and more
Just in time for the America 250 celebration, the Spring issue of Railroad Heritage will take readers back fifty years, to a time when the American Freedom Train crossed the west … plus spectacular photography of New York’s Hudson River Valley, photographer Victor Hand’s lifelong friendship with railroad journalist Don Phillips, and more! Highlights include:…
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What we do
Since 1997, the Center for Railroad Photography & Art has been committed to telling railroading’s stories through imagery: interpreting the past creatively, connecting it to the present while looking to the future. The Center, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts and education organization, achieves its mission through exhibitions, conferences, and publications that spring from its core commitment to collect, preserve, and then make widely available imagery that portrays the 200-year history of railroads.
Become a CRP&A member to receive
- Access to our members-only programs
- Discounted rates for our conferences
- Complimentary research assistance
- Four issues per year of our magazine, Railroad Heritage®
