Galveston Railroad Museum

	Santa Fe Union Station
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
	Santa Fe Union Station
	Santa Fe Union Station Santa Fe Union Station
Location	123 Rosenberg Ave.,; Galveston, Texas
Coordinates	29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W
Built	1932
Website	Galveston Railroad Museum
Part of	The Strand Historic District (ID70000748)
RTHL No.	7178
Significant dates
Designated NHLDCP	May 11, 1976
Designated CP	January 26, 1970
Designated RTHL	1983

The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railroad museum housed in the former Santa Fe Railroad station, at 25th and Strand in Galveston, Texas. The Museum is owned and operated by the Center for Transportation and Commerce, a non-profit organization.^[2]

The museum was established with funds from Galveston businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Moody Northen and the Moody Foundation.^[3]

Equipment

Diesel Locomotives^[4]

Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe F7A #315 (Originally Southern Pacific #6443)
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe F7A #316 (Originally Texas & New Orleans #6443)
BNSF Railway EMD GP38AC #2127 (Originally St Louis San Francisco #650)
Galveston Railroad Museum GE 80-Tonner #1983
Union Pacific H-20-44 #410 (Originally Akron, Canton, & Youngstown #505)

Steam Locomotives^[4]

Magma Arizona 2-8-0 #555^[5]
Southern Pacific 4-6-0 #314
Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, & Sabine 2-6-2 #1

Passenger Cars^[6]

Center for Transportation & Commerce baggage car #1001 (Originally MILW)^[7]
Center for Transportation & Commerce baggage car #1002 (Originally MILW)^[7]
Center for Transportation & Commerce baggage car #1103 (Originally MILW)^[7]
Center for Transportation & Commerce baggage car #1204 (Originally MILW)^[7]
Chicago & North Western observation #401 "Anacapa"
Illinois Central Railway Post Office (RPO) #100
Louisville & Nashville baggage car #1205^[8]
MRLX baggage car #1258 "Arthur R. Camody Jr Rail Library"^[9]
MRLX cafe #145 "Northern Lights" (ex-Amtrak)^[9]
MRLX coach #54520 "John E. Bertini Jr, M.D." (ex-Amtrak)^[9]
New York Central observation #800038 "Bonnie Brook"^[10]
PPCX observation #800279 "Silver Foot"^[10]
Pullman observation "Mt. Darwin"^[9]
Pullman sleeper "Glen Fee"^[9]
RPCX coach #800861 "Alonzo H. Harter"^[11]
RPCX coach #800882 "George H. Gould" ^[11]
RPCX coach #800911 "City of Galveston"^[11]
RPCX sleeper #1117 "Donald E. Harper Jr" ^[12]
Southern Railway diner #3305^[9]
Southern Railway observation "Robert E Lee" (Originally CB&Q)

Freight Cars

Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe tank car #100221^[13]
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe 50' box car^[9]
Denver & Rio Grande Western box car #62746^[9]
Southern Pacific box car #34828^[9]

Cabooses

Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe #1642^[14]
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy #14118^[15]
Fort Worth & Denver #107^[16]
Missouri Pacific #13895^[17]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Galveston Railroad Museum: Collection, History, Overview". American-Rails.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ Wanderers, The (April 12, 2014). "The Wanderers: Last Stop at the Galveston Railroad Museum". The Wanderers. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Center for Transportation & Commerce 1103". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "LN 1205". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Texas Special (May 4, 2024). Galveston Railroad Museum. Retrieved July 11, 2025 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "Rail Hotel". Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "RPCX 800861". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "RPCX 1117". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "ATSF 100221". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "ATSF 1642". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "I went to the Galveston Railroad Museum". Trainorders.com Discussion. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "FWD 107". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "MP 13895". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

External links

Media related to Galveston Railroad Museum at Wikimedia Commons
HawkinsRails' Galveston Railroad Museum page
Galveston Railroad Museum homepage

Preceding station		Following station
Former services
Texas City Junction toward Purcell	Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Main Line	Terminus
Texas City Junction toward Houston	Houston – Galveston	Terminus
Terminus	Galveston – Longview	9th Street Landing toward Longview

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[2] "Galveston Railroad Museum – A Step Back In Time". galvestonrrmuseum.org. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[txmmn-3] "Northen, Mary Elizabeth Moody". The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 1, 2009.

[:0-4] "Galveston Railroad Museum: Collection, History, Overview". American-Rails.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[5] "Steam Locomotive Information". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[6] Wanderers, The (April 12, 2014). "The Wanderers: Last Stop at the Galveston Railroad Museum". The Wanderers. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[:1-7] "Center for Transportation & Commerce 1103". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[8] "LN 1205". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[:4-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Texas Special (May 4, 2024). Galveston Railroad Museum. Retrieved July 11, 2025 – via YouTube.

[:2-10] "Rail Hotel". Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[:3-11] "RPCX 800861". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[12] "RPCX 1117". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[13] "ATSF 100221". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[14] "ATSF 1642". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[15] "I went to the Galveston Railroad Museum". Trainorders.com Discussion. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[16] "FWD 107". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

[17] "MP 13895". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.

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Diesel Locomotives^[4]

Steam Locomotives^[4]

Passenger Cars^[6]

Freight Cars

Cabooses

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Santa Fe Union Station
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Santa Fe Union Station
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Location	123 Rosenberg Ave., Galveston, Texas
Coordinates	29°18′23″N 94°47′52″W / 29.30639°N 94.79778°W / 29.30639; -94.79778
Built	1932 (1932)
Website	Galveston Railroad Museum
Part of	The Strand Historic District (ID70000748^[1])
RTHL No.	7178
Designated NHLDCP	May 11, 1976
Designated CP	January 26, 1970
Designated RTHL	1983

Equipment

Diesel Locomotives[4]

Steam Locomotives[4]

Passenger Cars[6]

Freight Cars

Cabooses

See also

References

External links

Explore the world

United states

New York

Japan

Tokyo

Singapore

Singapore

Spain

Barca

Diesel Locomotives^[4]

Steam Locomotives^[4]

Passenger Cars^[6]