Center for Railroad Photography & Art

The Center for Railroad Photography & Art has become Americas foremost organization for interpreting the intersection of railroad art and culture with Americas history and culture. We have achieved that status through successful publications (especially our journal, Railroad Heritage), exhibitions, conferences, and an online web portal (railroadheritage.org) that features the best of railroad photography and art coupled with descriptive summaries that enhance understanding of railroad history, technology, and artistry. The Center, founded in 1997, works with photographers, writers, and historians across the country to achieve its goals, although its home is in Madison, Wisconsin. Since we do not maintain a museum space but collaborate with other institutions, we use the majority of our resources for creative programs, not for maintenance and salaries. Since the beginning, the Centers goal has been to offer high quality public programs associated with photography and art works ...