Galveston Railroad Museum
Santa Fe Union Station | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | |
Santa Fe Union Station | |
Location | 123 Rosenberg Ave., Galveston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°WCoordinates: 29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W |
Built | 1932 |
Website | Galveston Railroad Museum |
Part of | The Strand Historic District (ID70000748[1]) |
RTHL No. | 7178 |
Significant dates | |
Designated NHLDCP | May 11, 1976 |
Designated CP | January 26, 1970 |
Designated RTHL | 1983 |
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]
See also[]
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County
- Galveston Island Trolley
External links[]
- Media related to Galveston Railroad Museum at Wikimedia Commons
- HawkinsRails' Galveston Railroad Museum page
- Galveston Railroad Museum homepage
Preceding station | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Following station | ||
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Former services | ||||
toward Purcell
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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Main Line
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Terminus | ||
toward Houston
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Houston – Galveston | |||
Terminus | Galveston – Longview | toward
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References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
Categories:
- Historic district contributing properties in Texas
- Railroad museums in Texas
- Museums in Galveston, Texas
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
- Model railroads
- Union stations in the United States
- Texas Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States railroad museum and tourist line stubs
- Texas museum stubs