Conversations in Colorado
A special one-day conference at the Colorado Railroad Museum on Saturday, August 22. Registration is now live!
New issue of Railroad Heritage
Todd Halamka and the Center’s archives combine for a spectacular in-depth article about railroad bridges! Plus Conversations 2026 and more.
Introducing our new blog
In our “Collection Tracking” blog, we connect images from our archive to more recent views.
Conversations 2026 recap
Conversations 2026 was a success in Indianapolis! Thanks to all who joined us. Check back soon for more.
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Latest news
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Collection Tracking: Chicago’s 21st Street with Wally Abbey
Chicago is the railroad hub of North America and the most-represented city in the archives of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art. We’ll likely return to the Windy City several times over the course of this blog; for this initial look, the focus is 21st Street Crossing and the photography of Wallace W. Abbey.
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Zoom program: The Lost Railroad Art of Elizabeth Tone Summers
The Center’s August 11 Zoom presentation is a fascinating story about long-lost railroad artwork uncovered after forty years. Emily Mizokami, assistant archivist at the California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) Library and Archives, will share her recent discovery of original rail art by Elizabeth “Betty” Tone Summers. Mizokami found the artist’s pieces scattered amongst other records…
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Summer 2026 Railroad Heritage: Special railroad bridges edition
Lovers of bridges and railroad photography will be overjoyed with the Summer 2026 issue of Railroad Heritage, our quarterly journal. In this unique issue, we devote most of it to the single topic of railroad bridges. Author Todd Halamka approaches the subject with an architect’s eye through his stunning photography, spanning the U.S. and parts…
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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.
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