Historical Societies

Nationally recognized railroad societies

St. Louis RPM includes the largest annual gathering of railroad societies in the U.S.! 20 or more societies will be on hand with books, maps, reference material, models and more to aid your research and modeling efforts. The railroad historical society meeting is usually held on Friday evening.

Scroll down to see which historical societies are confirmed to be present at the 2023 event.

Historical Society NameHistorical Society Website
Burlington Route Historical SocietyVisit Website
Central of Georgia Railway Historical SocietyVisit Website
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Historical Society Visit Website
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical SocietyVisit Website
Illinois Traction SocietyVisit Website
John W. Barriger III National Railroad LibraryVisit Website
L&N Historical SocietyVisit Website
Milwaukee Road Historical AssociationVisit Website
Missouri Pacific Historical SocietyVisit Website
Monon Railroad Historical-Technical SocietyVisit Website
New York Central System Historical SocietyVisit Website
Railway & Locomotive Historical SocietyVisit Website
Southern Railway Historical AssociationVisit Website
Wabash Railroad Historical SocietyVisit Website