Galveston Railroad Museum

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Santa Fe Union Station
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Old Santa Fe Union Station.jpg
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station is located in Texas
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station
Location123 Rosenberg Ave.,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W / 29.30639; -94.79778Coordinates: 29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W / 29.30639; -94.79778
Built1932 (1932)
WebsiteGalveston Railroad Museum
Part ofThe Strand Historic District (ID70000748[1])
RTHL No.7178
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCPMay 11, 1976
Designated CPJanuary 26, 1970
Designated RTHL1983
Santa Fe Railroad Station, home to the Galveston RR Museum

The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization.[2]

The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Moody Northen and the Moody Foundation.[3]

Station Lobby and Waiting Area

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Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Former services
toward Purcell
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
Terminus
toward Houston
Houston – Galveston
Terminus Galveston – Longview
toward

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-10-01.


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