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The First run of the 2009 season. click here. The latest acquisition for the AHRR. click here. Come join in on the fun! Come out to see what goes on. 1st & 3rd Saturdays - Workdays - 8:30a.m. at the Museum Grounds.. 2nd & 4th Thursdays - Workdays - 6:30p.m. at the Museum Grounds.. The American Heritage Railroad made some amazing strides in 2007, going full-steam ahead with a variety of projects. To read all about it, click here. Watch the American Heritage Railroad slideshow: Check out the American Heritage Railroad newsletter "Whistle Talk." The newsletter has all the latest events for the American Heritage Railroad. Click here to read all about it. The newsletter is available in Adobe Acrobat format. Don't have Adobe Acrobat? Get it here. See a slideshow of the American Heritage Railroad by clicking here.
The American Heritage Railroad is undertaking a two part capital campaign to purchase and install the first phase of the railroad on the museum grounds of the American Farm Heritage Museum in Greenville, Ill. Find out more about these two campaigns here: Download the rail division membership form here: Don't have Adobe Acrobat? Get it here. To get involved with either of these projects, contact railroad division manager David Kessinger at (618) 664-9582 or through e-mail at dktrainman@hotmail.com. With the capital campaigns ongoing, the American Heritage Railroad is hard at work laying down track on the museum grounds. During the 2006 Heritage Days, hundreds of visitors enjoyed the opportunity to ride our train. The rest of the railroad will be completed in four phases: Phase 2 will include the installation of a maintenance shop, a gift shop, and a train station with another 600 to 1,000 feet of track near the maintenance area. A second track for loading at the main museum building will also be installed. Phase 3 will install a loop on the south end of property with double switch track on the west side tressle. This will require about another 3,700 feet of track. Phase 4 includes about another 500 feet of track and will set up an engine roundhouse and a turntable in the west loop. Anyone is welcome to join our Railroad Division. The meetings for the group are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30p.m. at the Greenville Fire House on Harris Avenue. Membership in the division is only $30 per year and you can be involved as much or as little as you would like. Lifetime memberships are also available for $1,250 for a single and $2,500 for a lifetime family membership. We would love to have you as part of the division. Contact us at ( 618) 593-7742 or e-mail us at dktrainman@hotmail.com.
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