CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum has received a $200,000 grant from a National Park Service program toward restoration of the museum’s 1925 Pullman sleeping car, the Maitland.
The Southern Railway donated the 12-section, one-drawing-room car to the museum in 1965 upon its retirement from a career in both World War II and peacetime service.
“TVRM is pleased to be recognized through this grant for our efforts to preserve this important piece of railroad history,” museum President Tim Andrews said in a press release.
The grant is part of the Save America’s Treasures program, offered by the Park Service in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Earlier this month, the program announced $24.24 million in grants, funding 30 projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia. More information on this year’s grant recipients is available here.
More information on the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is available at its website.
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This is exciting news for one of America’s great treasures. The operating museum has something for most everyone. Thanks to all the volunteers for their exceptional dedication. Chattanooga has many historical sites to visit. This restoration will be a challenge, but they’re up to it.