Galveston Railroad Museum

Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station is located in Texas
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station is located in the United States
Santa Fe Union Station
Santa Fe Union Station
Location123 Rosenberg Ave.,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W / 29.30639; -94.79778
Built1932 (1932)
WebsiteGalveston Railroad Museum
Part ofThe Strand Historic District (ID70000748[1])
RTHL No.7178
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCPMay 11, 1976
Designated CPJanuary 26, 1970
Designated RTHL1983
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe EMD F7A No. 315 and Southern Pacific 1892 Cooke 4-6-0 No. 314 at the Galveston Railroad Museum
Interior of the Galveston Railroad Museum

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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 1, 2009.