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Historical Societies: North American: S-Z
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- St. Louis Steam
Train Association: Working to restore Frisco Steam Locomotive
1522. (8/29/97)
- San Bernardino RR
Historical Society: The San Bernardino RR Historical Society owns, maintains and
operates the historic steam locomotive: (4-8-4) Santa Fe 3751.
(7-7-02)
- Santa Fe Railway Historical
& Modeling Society: Information, historical archives, items
for sale and more from this society devoted to the ATSF. (5/6/97)
- Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum: The Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum (SMVRHM), founded as a non-profit, educational museum, is dedicated to the preservation of the railroad heritage of California, the Central Coast, and the Santa Maria Valley. (9-19-01).
- Sacramento Valley Historical Railways: Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of railroad equipment and structures that were used in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. Online articles. (8/25/97)
- Sahuaro Central Railroad Heritage Preservation Society: Dedicated to paying tribute to the important part railroads played in the development and growth of the State of Arizona as well as helping to preserve railway history. Plus NMRA/PSR Arizona Division activities. (10/3/98)
- Save The Oakland Station: The Oakland, Maryland, railroad station was built in 1884 and was one of the unique designs from Francis Baldwin. It provided a cornerstone for growth in Garrett County as the focal point for the growing forestry, coal and tourism industries. (1/30/00)
- Seattle & North Coast Historical & Technical Society: Historical and operational information, plus a wealth of photos, about one of the Pacific Northwest's most interesting shortlines. (3/15/98)
- Shore Line Historical Society: A railfan group interested in the electric railways of the Chicago area, with membership information and online newsletters. (6/29/97)
- Southern Railway Historical Association: Official website of the Southern Railway Historical Association, which is dedicated to the Preservation the History of the Southern Railway. (5-14-02)
- Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society: The official web site of the SP&S Historical Society. Information about the SP&S and it's subsidiaries. (4-14-02)
- Railroad Historical Museum of Springfield Missouri: Website shows exhibits and artifacts at the museum, hours and dates of operation. (11-9-05)
- Shortlines Of Chicago Historical Society: A new society preserving historical information about industrial and shortline railroads in the Chicago area. (5/9/97)
- Slaton Railroad Heritage Association: Formed in 1990 to preserve, and develop for reuse, the Slaton, TX, Harvey House. (9/22/99)
- Friends of the SP&S #539: An effort to save this steam locomotive in Vancouver, WA. (5/6/97)
- Society For Industrial Archeology: A forum on the working past in which people share knowledge as well as the interest and challenge of exploring the structures and sites of our heritage. Covers several industries, including railroading. (8/24/97)
- Society For The Preservation Of Carter Railroad Resources: A non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring and restoring railroad car constructed by Carter Brothers in Newark, CA, around the turn of the century. (7/18/97)
- Society For The Preservation Of The S.S. City Of Milwaukee: The ferry hauled railroad cars between MI and WI for 50 years, serving the Grand Trunk Western, PRR, and Ann Arbor railroads. (9/3/97)
- Soo Line Historical and Technical Society: The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society is a non-profit corporation chartered in the state of Wisconsin, with the purpose of preserving the history of the Soo Line Railroad, its predecessors, and related railroads. Please see our membership page for more information. (8-20-01)
- Soo Line Historical Society: Current news, FAQs, membership, fonts, equipment roster, and more about the Soo Line. (5/6/97)
- Soo Line Mikado 1003: Restoring and operating this steam locomotive. Info on schedules and more. (12/3/97)
- Southern Pacific 5623: History and current activities of S.P. Black Widow passenger GP9 5623. (1/30/00)
- Friends of the South Cle Elum Depot: FSCED was formed in the summer of 1999 for the rehabilitation and historic preservation of the Milwaukee Road facilities at South Cle Elum (WA). (8-9-04)
- Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society: Our mission statement is to preserve and distribute the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiary roads. (3-6-02)
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Renovation and preservation of the Santa Clara Southern Pacific railroad depot, Interlocking Control Tower, and two adjacent storage buildings, plus a railroad museum and library. (9/5/98)
- Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation: Established in 1986 by volunteers interested in restoring and operating the historic Switch Back Railroad, the organization has the full support and participation of Summit Hill and Jim Thorpe, the two PA towns connected by the railroad, as well as the County of Carbon. (6/24/97)
- Sydney & Louisburg Railway Historical Society: Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. This non-profit society is dedicated to the preservation of the only remaining S&L Railway station, freight shed, rolling stock, and thousands of artifacts relating to the S&L Railway and local history. (8/14/97)
- Friends Of The Tanana Valley Railroad: Restoring and returning to limited service the first Steam Locomotive in the Yukon Territory and interior Alaska. (3/28/99)
- Terminal Railroad Association Of St. Louis: Membership info., magazine back issues, plans & drawings, links, more. (3/28/99)
- Texas Panhandle Railroad Historical Society: Homepage for the TPRHS. Online "Virtual Museum" with exhibits on the railroads of the area. Also basic society info. (1/31/98)
- Texas Railroad Preservation Association: Created to save our railroad history from becoming just a memory of a bygone era. (9/22/99)
- Texas Transportation Archive: Historic photographs, documents, and genealogy on Texas shortline, mainline, logging and electric railroads. (2-22-05)
- Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical Society: Information on the TH&B found no where else but at this site. (7/3/97)
- Transit Museum Society of Vancouver, British Columbia: Established in 1986 to restore, preserve and operate historical vehicles significant to the history of public transit in British Columbia. (2/6/99)
- Trinity Valley Railroad Historical Association: Promotes public interest in the railroading industry through the collection and preservation of historic artifacts, rolling-stock, and locomotives. (9/11/99)
- Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society: Historical information regarding Ulster & Delaware and Catskill and Hudson Valley neighbors. Current operations on U&D track. (10/24/98)
- Union Pacific Historical Society: Membership, newsletter, company store, and other information for the UPHS, plus a members-only online section. (9/25/97)
- United Railroad Historical Society Of New Jersey: Organization directed at supporting the preservation of historical railroad equipment and artifacts for the proposed New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Heritage Center. (3/28/99)
- Volunteer Railroaders Association: A non-profit group in New Jersey whose heart is into running passenger trains and operating motor cars. (3/28/99)
- Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society: The official site of the Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society, a branch of the Feather River Rail Society. Includes event, membership and magazine info, as well as links to other WP related sites. (7/10/99)
- West Coast Railway Association: Dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of the railways of British Columbia and the interpretation of this heritage. (10/25/98)
- Western New York Railway Historical Society: Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of railroading in Western New York as it was and is today. (7/10/99)
- Western America Railroad Museum: The Western America Railroad Museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest. (4-18-02)
- Whetstone Valley Railroad Historical Society: The purpose of the society is to preserve railroad history through obtaining historical railroad equipment, maintaining a museum and depot complex and operating passenger excursions. (9/25/99)
- White Pass & Yukon Route - The Container Route: Complete coverage of the railroad. Roster, History, Photo Gallery, Model Section, News. (10-31-02)
- Wyoming Transportation Museum & Learning Center: The historic Union Pacific Depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming is being restored to its original glory. It will be a museum dedicated to transportation in the old west. The railroad played a major part in expanding our country. (3/28/99)
- Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society: An enthusiastic group of Lincoln County OR Rail Fans interested in exploring and preserving the area's railroad and timber history, plus building a museum. (8/22/97)
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Co: Welcomes you to find out all about an on going plan to rebuild the Yosemite Valley Railroad. Come and see some of the original railroad history, and then find out more about the newly formed Corporation. (7/6/97)
- Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum: The Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum (SMVRHM), founded as a non-profit, educational museum, is dedicated to the preservation of the railroad heritage of California, the Central Coast, and the Santa Maria Valley. (9-19-01).
This section maintained by martinoakes@charter.net updated: February 06, 2008