The Galveston Railroad Museum is a
railroad museum housed in the former
Santa Fe Railroad
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison and Topeka, Kansas, and ...
station, at 25th and
Strand
Strand may refer to:
Topography
*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida
Places Africa
* Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* Strand Street ...
in
Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization.
The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist
Mary Moody Northen and the
Moody Foundation
The Moody Foundation is a charitable foundation incorporated in Texas and based in the island city of Galveston. It was chartered in 1942 by William Lewis Moody Jr. and his wife Libbie Rice Shearn Moody ''"to benefit, in perpetuity, present and ...
.
See also
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and re ...
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County
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Galveston Island Trolley
References
External links
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HawkinsRails' Galveston Railroad Museum pageGalveston Railroad Museum homepage
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
Galveston, Texas
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