RAILS || TRAILS is a production of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, a 501©3 national nonprofit arts and educational organization based in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Center’s mission is to “preserve and present significant images of railroading,” interpreting them through publications, exhibitions, and events. The Center conducts its programs in-house and collaborates with numerous partners throughout the country. Efforts to preserve railroad photography and artwork have led to the Center amassing a collection of more than one million images.
The Center publishes a quarterly journal, Railroad Heritage, that features work by historic and contemporary artists, and also hosts an annual conference where artists, editors, historians, and enthusiasts gather to discuss artistic photographic issues. Learn more at www.railphoto-art.org and follow us @railphotoart on social media.
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Caption: A young boy watches an Illinois Central freight train enter Madison, Wisconsin from the Allen Street overpass on August 5, 1963. This route is now a rail-trail—the Southwest Commuter Path. John Gruber, Center for Railroad Photography & Art, Gruber-05-33-002
