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Announces 2007 Grants
Amherst Railway Society grants over $32,500 to support railway restoration and preservation projects
Amherst, MA, June 19, 2007 – The membership of the Amherst Railway Society approved grants of $32,578 to fully or partially fund 29 railroad related restoration and preservation projects. The Society received 35 grant requests of just over $100,000 to fully or partially fund projects with a total cost in excess of $3.5 million. Since 1991, the Society has granted more than $300,000 to fund railroad related restoration and preservation projects.
One of the largest grants, $2,000, was made to the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum to allow them to extend and rehabilitate track and overhead wire at their site in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
Another grant to the Friends of the Keystone Arches provides an interpretive sign for the Keystone Arch Bridge Trail in Huntington, MA. This sign will provide information about the Keystone Arch Bridges along the Westfield River as well as marking the end of the trail.
The Palmer Public Library received a $1,000 grant to provide security for its Railroad Research Center.
An application form for 2008 grants can be found at: http://www.AmherstRail.org/ARS-Grant-Application.pdf
Amherst Railway Society 2007 Grants
| Requesting Organization | Project Location | Project | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay State Model Railroad Museum | Roslindale MA | Repairs/Replace Roof | $850 |
| Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Inc. | Lennox MA | Loco #9128 in Service Project | $1,500 |
| Boothbay Railway Village | Boothbay ME | Combine 11 Ð casting new journal boxes | $1,000 |
| Boston Street Railway Association, Inc. | Boston MA | Boston type 5, #5706 restoration | $1,000 |
| Branford Electric Railway Association/Shoreline Trolley Museum | Branford CT | Connecticut Company #865 renovations (1905 Wason Car) | $1,000 |
| Central New York Chapter NRHS | Marcellus NY | Chimney repairs to Martiscio Station | $500 |
| Chester Foundation | Chester MA | Food Service upgrade at the Chester Station Railway Museum | $200 |
| Connecticut Eastern Chapter NRHS, (Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum) | Willimantic CT | Reroofing of copper clad wooden coach & baggage car | $750 |
| Connecticut Electric Railway Association | East Windsor CT | Repairs to Service Car S-193 | $1,500 |
| Danbury Railway Museum | Danbury CT | Brake Repairs for NH 44-tonner #0814 | $1,778 |
| Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society | Scranton PA | Updating EL Dining car air brake system | $1,000 |
| Flying Yankee Restoration Group | Lincoln NH | Restoration of Flying Yankee | $1,500 |
| Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc. | Chama NM | Renovations to Jordan Ditcher OU | $1,500 |
| Friends of the East Broad Top, Inc. | Robertsdale PA | FEBT Historic photographs digital archive | $600 |
| Friends of the Keystone Arches, Inc. | Huntington MA | Interpretive sign for Keystone Arch Bridges Trail | $400 |
| Lackawanna & Wyoming Vally NRHS Chapter | Scranton PA | Restoration of B & M #3713 | $1,500 |
| Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum | Portland ME | Restoration of Pasenger car #22 | $2,000 |
| New England Electric Railway Historical Society / Seashore Trolley Museum | Kennebunkport ME | Eastern Mass. Street Railway, Semi-Convertible #4387 | $1,500 |
| New England Transportation Institute and Museum/VT Rwy Museum | White River Jct VT | Train Station upgrades | $1,000 |
| New York Central System Historical Society | Various | Digitization of NYC and affiliate RR Drawings | $1,000 |
| Old Colony & Newport Railway | Middletown RI | Replace end beam on parlor car | $1,500 |
| Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum | Fall River MA | Box Car floor repair | $800 |
| Palmer Public Library | Palmer MA | Security for Railroad Research Center | $1,000 |
| Railroad Museum of New England, Inc. | Thomaston CT | Thomaston Restoration shops Ð Interior Mechanical Systems | $1,500 |
| Rochester Chapter, NRHS | Rush NY | Painting GE 45-tonner Rochester Gas & Electric | $550 |
| Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad | Phillips ME | Convert flat car into pulp wood rack car | $650 |
| Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum | Shelburne Falls MA | Track and overhed rehabilitation & extension | $2,000 |
| Windsor Locks Preservation Association, Inc. | Windsor Locks CT | Preservation & Restoration of Windsor Locks Station | $1,000 |
| Wiscassset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum | Alna ME | Brake equipment for Coach 8 & Flatcar 126 | $1,500 |
| Total | $32,578 |
The Amherst Railway Society is a non-profit, 501(c)3, organization based in Amherst, MA. The primary purpose of the Society is education about Railroads and Railroad History. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in railroads. Monthly meetings, held on the third Tuesday, feature speakers from the railroad industry, historians, authors, photographers and rail enthusiasts. The Society sponsors trips to railroad historical sites and excursions on vintage railroad equipment. The Society also sponsors the Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. Further information is available at
http://www.AmherstRail.orgSudro Brown, President
President@AmherstRail.org
Amherst Railway Society
Announces 2006 Grants
Amherst, MA, June, 2006 –Since 1991 the Amherst Railway has made yearly grants to non-profit organizations and museums. These grants are made possible with the proceeds from the society’s Annual Big Railroad Hobby Show. Over $300,000 has been donated to further railroad related projects throughout the country. At his year’s Annual Meeting on June 20th, 2006, society members approved 25 grants totaling $29,900.
Receiving grants for repair and restoration of buildings were the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, Friends the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Friends of the East Broad Top Railroad, the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, the Western Connecticut Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society and the Windsor Locks Preservation Association.
Funds for locomotive repair and restoration were awarded to the Flying Yankee Restoration Group, the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, Seashore Trolley Museum and the Railroad Museum of New England.
Awards for equipment restoration were made to Boothbay Railway Village, Central New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the Chester Foundation, Danbury Railway Museum, DownEast Rail and the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum.
Boston Street Railway Association, Branford Electric Railway Association, the Connecticut Trolley Museum and the Rockhill Trolley Museum received funding for trolley car restoration projects
Grants were also awarded to Friends of Bedford Depot Park, Connecticut Eastern Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Friends of the Keystone Arches and the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum.
or write to Amherst Railway Society, PO Box 718, Warren, MA 01083-0718. Additional information on the society and its programs can be found at
www.AmherstRail.org.Amherst Railway Society 2005 grants can be found at www.AmherstRail.org/news2005.htm.