Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Archives

2023 R&LHS Scholarship Recipients (left to right): Harun Celik, Carter Heimer, William “Liam” Hoffman, Paige Malott and Rydell Walthall. (Photographs Courtesy of R&LHS)

August 29, 2023
News

R&LHS Awards Student Scholarships for 2023

Five graduate/undergraduate students have earned scholarships from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R&LHS) for 2023. Each award is worth $3,000.

R&LHS added the new passenger rail article award to its awards program in honor of the late William F. Howes Jr. (pictured), who was a career railroad official at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and its successors Chessie System and CSX Transportation.

December 29, 2022
News

R&LHS Adds Passenger Rail Article Award

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R&LHS) has announced the addition of a seventh category to its Railway History Awards. Recognizing “excellence in magazine journalism devoted to past or present passenger rail service,” it is the William F. Howes Jr. Passenger Rail Article Award.

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society has recognized John P. Hankey (left) with a senior achievement award; Brian Solomon (center) with a photography award; the late William L.Withuhn (right) with a book award; and Bill Leistiko and Gregg Ames with magazine article awards.

August 12, 2022
Freight

R&LHS Presents Railroad History Awards

The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society (R&LHS) has announced the winners of its annual Railroad History Awards program. The awards recognize senior achievement as well as outstanding work in photography and book and magazine writing.