Santa Fe Union Station | |
 Santa Fe Union Station | |
  Santa Fe Union Station  Santa Fe Union Station | |
| Location | 123 Rosenberg Ave., Galveston, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 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]
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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
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 August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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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| Texas City Junction toward Purcell
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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Main Line
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Terminus | ||
| Texas City Junction toward Houston
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Houston–Galveston | |||
| Terminus | Galveston–Longview | 9th Street Landing toward Longview
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