Association of Railway Museums
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The Association of Railway Museums (ARM) is an organization dedicated to promoting the interests of railway preservation across North America
in museums and other non-profit organizations.
ARM publishes a quarterly newsletter, Railway Museum Quarterly. ARM holds periodic conventions in various locations around the United States
and Canada
to share information among the member organizations. Issues addressed include insurance, regulations, fund raising, marketing, operations, volunteers, restoration, maintenance, safety and recommended museum practices.
Since there is overlap in the interests of railway preservation and tourist railroads, the ARM and the Tourist Railway Association, Inc.
(TRAIN) began a program of holding joint conferences. First begun as a pilot program with the 2006 ARM-TRAIN conference hosted by the California State Railroad Museum
, beginning in 2010 all Spring and Fall meetings scheduled for the future will be held jointly.
In 2011, it was decided to actually merge ARM and TRAIN into one organization.
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in museums and other non-profit organizations.
ARM publishes a quarterly newsletter, Railway Museum Quarterly. ARM holds periodic conventions in various locations around the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to share information among the member organizations. Issues addressed include insurance, regulations, fund raising, marketing, operations, volunteers, restoration, maintenance, safety and recommended museum practices.
Since there is overlap in the interests of railway preservation and tourist railroads, the ARM and the Tourist Railway Association, Inc.
Tourist Railway Association, Inc.
The Tourist Railway Association Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the tourist railway industry in the United States.It publishes a monthly newsletter, Trainline...
(TRAIN) began a program of holding joint conferences. First begun as a pilot program with the 2006 ARM-TRAIN conference hosted by the California State Railroad Museum
California State Railroad Museum
The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the role of the "iron horse" in connecting California to the rest of the nation. It is located in Old Sacramento at 111 I Street....
, beginning in 2010 all Spring and Fall meetings scheduled for the future will be held jointly.
In 2011, it was decided to actually merge ARM and TRAIN into one organization.