Since 1991, the NRHS has provided a half million dollars to rail preservation efforts, through hundreds of grants to NRHS Chapters and other organizations not affiliated with the NRHS.
The NRHS Railway Heritage Grants Program provides financial support to projects that contribute to preservation of, and education about, railway history. This includes grants for stabilization and restoration of railroad equipment like steam locomotives and steam trains and diesel locomotives, railway buildings and for the preservation and archiving of historical records and train pictures. Although most grants in the past have been made for preservation activities, we also encourage projects in research, education, and publications.
The largest numbers of grants have been for preservation of:
• Rail equipment – locomotives (both steam and diesel), passenger cars, freight cars, cabooses and electric streetcars
• Railway depots and towers
• Archival documents, photographs and pictures (train pictures, railway pictures, photos of trains, etc.)
Also, Tom E. Dailey Foundation.
NRHS Fund listed at AMAZONSMILE.