Galveston Railroad Museum
Santa Fe Railroad Station, home to the Galveston RR Museum
The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum 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.[1]
The museum is located at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. It is housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at the head of The Strand.
The museum was damaged during Hurricane Ike, but has since reopened.
Santa Fe Union Train Station -- Now a Railroad Museum
Station Lobby and Waiting Area
References
- ↑ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
External links
| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station | Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe | Following station | ||
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Texas City Junction toward Purcell | GC&SF Rlwy. Main Line | Terminus | ||
Texas City Junction toward Houston | Houston – Galveston | |||
| Terminus | Galveston – Longview | 9th Street Landing toward Longview |
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Coordinates: 29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W
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