Rail history group awards $125,000 in 'Heritage' grants
Since 1991, the NRHS has awarded 398 grants totaling more than $1.25 million in Heritage grants to support projects that support or contribute to the preservation of railway history.Photo – nrhs.com
Baltimore-based NRHS awarded the grants in memory of longtime NRHS member Carl Jensen, who died in March. This year's awards totaled $125,000.
"The mission of the NRHS is to help preserve railroad history in all its forms," said NRHS President Tony White in a press release. "These grants will help enable 28 nonprofit organizations to continue to preserve America's rich railroad history."
To view this year's recipients and their grant award amounts, click here.