Rhode
Island Railroad Museum @ Kingston Railroad Station
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Honoring Past President Everett Stuart |
Friends of Kingston Station Board March 2002 |
Museum Room @ KingstonStation |
View of Museum |
Bristol Modelers Club |
RIOL presentation @ Kingston RI |
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Jack focusing |
Franks mystery preview |
Frank & Veronica discuss |
The Friends board is a very diverse and talented group of motivated Rhode Island citizens from many walks of life. No task has proven to big or too small for our group to tackle. |
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Franks mystery |
Photography, the avocation |
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Scouts await Acela |
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Acela passes @ 130 mph |
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RIOL |
The Friends sponsor RIOL |
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Kingston 'Block panel' |
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Wheelchair used at Kingston Station |
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Call us for a RR Safety presentation |
Do you have some history to share? |
History & Tech meets 3rd tuesdays |
Contact us for a tour of the museum soon! |
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Hours of Operation
@ the museum are generally from 2pm to 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays
by volunteers,however tours can scheduled in advance by contacting us
in advance at the email address below or by calling after 11am to 401-789-5374
with your request.
It has become clear to us that kids' natural love of trains, and the excitement of the new high-speed trains provide a natural vehicle for generating interest in modern technologies in children. Railroading is among the most technological of industries, and many current developments in communications, computer control, and power systems were originally developed for the railroads. With Grant assistance, we propose to purchase professionally designed and built interactive displays (similar to those one might find, say, in the Boston Museum of Science) installed in the station that will illustrate the importance of rail transportation, and how technology permits passenger rail transportation to be the most energy efficient and environmentally benign way to move people around. Displays might be titled "How a Train Works," "How Can 2,400 Trains a Day Move Through a Single Station?" "American Passenger Trains&endash;Safest in the World," "Passenger Trains from "The Rocket" to "The Bullet." We
will select these displays to require little or no maintenance expense,
permitting our activities to be continue to be relatively independent
of funding. The future of neither our organization nor our museum is dependent
on Single Grant funding; rather, it will enable us to do a better job
and reach a wider audience.
Expenses projected Pageant of trains display (centerpiece exhibit) $25,000 How does a train work display 6,000 Be an engineer display 5,000 High Speed train display 11,000 Computers and trains display 9,000 Safety and trains display 7,000 Total 63,000
For information on how you and your organization might parnter with us on the Rhode Island Railroad Museum please contact us: Kingston@cox.net |
