North Alabama Railroad Museum
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The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Inc. is a railway museum in Chase, Alabama
. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is owned and operated by the North Alabama
Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
. The museum has a collection of rolling stock, a small train station
, and a small heritage railroad called the Mercury and Chase Railroad between April and December. The mission of the NARM is to "preserve railroad history in North Albama and South Central Tennessee." It is run entirely by its 100-plus volunteers. The museum is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays and offers free admission.
Chase, Alabama
Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama. The community was a railroad stop....
. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is owned and operated by the North Alabama
North Alabama
North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama, generally considered to include 12 counties: Cherokee, Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, and Winston, with a combined population of 958,247, or 20.84% of the state's population as...
Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
National Railway Historical Society
The National Railway Historical Society is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for, the historical development of railroads. It is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and organized into 16 regions and...
. The museum has a collection of rolling stock, a small train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
, and a small heritage railroad called the Mercury and Chase Railroad between April and December. The mission of the NARM is to "preserve railroad history in North Albama and South Central Tennessee." It is run entirely by its 100-plus volunteers. The museum is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays and offers free admission.
See also
- Huntsville DepotHuntsville DepotThe Huntsville Depot located on the Norfolk Southern Railway line in downtown Huntsville is the oldest surviving railroad depot in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States...
- List of heritage railroads in the United States
- List of museums in Alabama
- List of transport museums