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                OUR
                    MISSION 
              To
                          preserve, enjoy and share with the public the memory,
                          history and experience of railroading, particularly
                          Texas railroading, as it has been and as it is now.  
                  JOIN
US
                          OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! 
                    New members are welcome! Click here to download a current membership application. Click here to join or renew online. Membership meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month except December. Visit us on Facebook for more information. MEMBERSHIP
                          INFO CURRENT? 
                    Any
                                changes in your mailing address, email address,
                                phone number, etc. should be emailed to the
                                membership director at membership@gulfcoastnrhs.org. 
                        EQUIPMENT ROSTER Locomotives: ATSF 2350 Alco S-2 switcher, 1945 Texas Mexican 510 Baldwin DS44-750 switcher, 1949 Passenger, Railway Mail and Express Cars: ATSF 1890 end-door express car, 1928 GM&O Alton parlor car, 1947 KCS Good Cheer tavern lounge observation car, 1940 MKT New Braunfels chair car, 1955 MP Eagle Chasm sleeping car, 1949 SP 10212 Sunset Limited Audobon Room dining car, 1950 SP&S 50 mail storage car (originally baggage-RPO), 1915 T&P 1114 baggage car, 1920 Freight cars: CSOX 2198 tank car, 1927 MKT 6 cupola caboose, 1949 SP 4696 bay window caboose, 1979 TrailerTrain Co. 92309 intermodal flat car, 1967 Miscellaneous Equipment: Fairmont Track Speeder Velocipede  | 
            
               CURRENT
GULF
                    COAST CHAPTER NRHS ACTIVITIES 
              For information about our
                  activities, please visit us on Facebook: 
              https://www.facebook.com/GulfCoastChapterNRHS/ Our current projects include renovation of former Southern Pacific Sunset Limited dining car No. 10212, restoration of former Kansas City Southern Lines Southern Belle tavern-lounge-observation car Good Cheer, and upgrades and maintenance on former MKT Texas Special chair car New Braunfels, which is in service with the Austin Steam Train Association. DONATE 
                You can support our
                    activities by donating your time as a member volunteer or
                    with a monetary donation. To donate, mail your check or
                    money order to the contact address below. Thank
                    you for your support! 
                CONTACT US Gulf Coast Chapter - NRHS PO Box 457 Houston TX 77001 info@gulfcoastnrhs.org    | 
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 Gulf Coast Chapter-National
                  Railway Historical Society, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
                  organization incorporated in the State of Texas.
                  Non-discrimination policy: The board of directors of Gulf
                  Coast Chapter-National Railway Historical Society, Inc.
                  prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on
                  the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, age, sex,
                  disability, religion, marital status, familial status,
                  parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic
                  information, political beliefs or associational preference. 
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