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NRHS The NRHS has several premier programs which consume a significant portion of the Societies resources annually.

The NRHS seeks to preserve historical material concerning railway transportation of all kinds; to issue publications relating to rail history; and to support the industry by funding preservation initiatives through the NRHS's Heritage Grants Program. These include our Heritage Grants Program, RailCamp and our publications. The NRHS's Heritage Grants Program provides a funding mechanism for organiz

ations in the Rail Heritage Industry to seek financial support. Organizations can apply for a Grant once per year which is evaluated by the Heritage Grants Committee for funding. Since the programs inception 1991, the NRHS has provided in excess of $1,000,000 in financial awards to rail preservation organizations throughout North America. RailCamp is an educational experience for high school students who have an interest in railroads and railroading. The program is designed to teach students about 21st century railroad operations, dispatching, and maintenance while providing a simultaneous experience in the early history of U.S. railroads in the development and settlement of our country. Students will learn both modern and historic elements of America’s most vital transportation mode, including how diesel, electric, and steam locomotives function, how track is built and maintained and how early freight and passenger cars were constructed. With a focus on the ways in which revolutionary technical changes in modern railroading affect today’s business, students will attend a week-long camp where they will participate in railroad operations, interact with railroaders, learn about preservation techniques, experience railroad history, career opportunities, and work with real railroad equipment. Our publications are recognized nationally for their coverage of railroad history in North America and the preservation work done by many of our Chapters, which operate at the local level. The NRHS bulletin is a 40-page, full-color, quarterly publication that brings a wide range of rail history topics to our members and many outside the Society. The NRHS News is primarily an electronic publication published 6 times a year that covers the preservation activities and accomplishments of our 100+ Chapters.

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Depending on which state supplies information on the rail service, Texas or Oklahoma, it seems that the Heartland Flyer's days are numbered unless last minute funds can be cobbled togethere, again. 

04/29/2026

SCRANTON, Pa. — A visit to Steamtown National Historic Site will be among the highlights of Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s foray into the East this summer. UP’s 4-8-8-4 will be on display next to Steamtown’s Big Boy No. 4012. “This is a significant moment for the park. It will be the fir...

Part of the Eastern leg of the Big Boy No. 4014 Coast to Coast tour, the nonprofit Union Pacific Museum will be selling ...
04/28/2026

Part of the Eastern leg of the Big Boy No. 4014 Coast to Coast tour, the nonprofit Union Pacific Museum will be selling tickets for rides in vintage passenger cars pulled by Big Boy through the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania on June 14 as a fundraiser. Interested riders can purchase tickets from the Museum at www.UPtrainTix.org. This will be the ONLY passenger excursion opportunity on this tour. https://www.uptraintix.org

Patrons of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum receive advance notice of any passenger excursion opportunities.

04/28/2026

Big Boy No. 4014 Eastern Leg Schedule Released

The Coast-to-Coast tour resumes from Cheyenne, Wyoming, on May 25. Big Boy No. 4014 returned April 24 from the western leg, featuring a ceremony in downtown Sacramento, near the historic Milepost 0 of the Central Pacific, where eastward construction on the nation's first transcontinental railroad began in 1863.

Eight major public display events will be held in:

May 30 – Omaha, Nebraska (near the Union Pacific's historic Milepost 0)
June 3 – West Chicago, Illinois
June 10 – Buffalo, New York
June 15-16 – Scranton, Pennsylvania
July 4-5 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 9-10 – Altoona, Pennsylvania
July 14 – Fostoria, Ohio
July 19 – St. Louis, Missouri

In addition to the public display days, rail fans can see this historic machine in action at over four dozen whistle-stops, generally 15- to 30- minutes long.

Complete details can be found on UP.com in the official steam schedule. https://www.up.com/about-us/history/steam/schedule

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