PRESS ROOM AND
MEDIA CENTER
Information
about the NRHS may be obtained from our National
Headquarters in Philadelphia.
Interviews with the President, Officers, etc may also be arranged.
Mr.
James P. Andrisen our Vice-President for Public relations whose
duties include interfacing with the media and press, advertising,
and membership development. Members of the media may reach Mr.
James P. Andrisen through our National Headquarters in Philadelphia
or by using our e-mail form and choosing
"Public Relations" as the subject.
For
local Chapter information, you may wish to use our Chapter
Directory as well.
Press
inquiries must include your daytime phone number and the name
of the press or media outlet for which you are working. We may
request credentials as well.
Press Releases
and Announcements:
August
24, 2007 - Press Release
for the NRHS Convention. Winners. (PDF - 3.68M) (posted August
24st).
August 24,
2007 - Press Release
announcing 2007 Railway Heritage Grants Winners. (PDF - 3.68M)
(posted August 21st).
July
21, 2006 - Press Release Announcing
2006 CFC Participation. (PDF - 72K) (posted July 21).
July 21, 2006 - Press
Release Announcing 2006 Railway Heritage Grants Winners (PDF
- 122K) (posted July 21).
February 4 , 2006 - The
NRHS announces information about its educational program for high
schoolers, RailCamp, for
2006. We
also announce our newest educational program, Adult
RailCamp. Information is available for both programs at Railcamp.com.
July
8, 2005 - Press
Release Announcing 2005 Railway Heritage Grants Winners
(PDF - 102K) (posted July 8).
March
13, 2005 - Press
Release providing updated information on the special
train to 2005 NRHS Convention in Portland, Oregon. (PDF - 956K)
(posted October 14).
March 9, 2005 - Press
Release Announcing 2005 NRHS Grants Program. (PDF -
61K) (posted March 9).
October
14, 2004 - Press
Release Announcing special train to 2005 NRHS Convention
in Portland, Oregon. (PDF - 46K) (posted October 14).
September 19, 2004 - Press
Release Announcing NRHS participation in 2004 Combined
Federal Campaign. (PDF - 63K) (posted September 19).
July
2, 2004 - Press
Release Announcing 2004 Railway Heritage Grants Winners
(PDF - 164K) (posted July 2).
July
4, 2003 - Press
Release Announcing Award of NRHS Historic Plaque
to B&O Museum (PDF - 230K) (posted Aug 3).
July
4, 2003 - Press
Release Announcing 2003 Railway Heritage Grants Winners
(PDF - 97K).
April
4, 2003 - Grand Reopening
of the Western Connecticut Chapter Museum.
April
4, 2003 - "Women
and American Railroading Exhibit".
March
31, 2003 - The NRHS is pleased to release the the attached
NRHS Advertisement which will running in the next couple of
months. Thanks to William F. Howes, Jr., President of the R&LHS,
for providing the B & O Publicity Photos.
Advertisement C (160K pdf).
March
18, 2003 - The NRHS is greatly saddened to announce the
passing of NRHS Vice of NRHS Vice President Robert A. Pinsky.
Official Press Release.
March 6, 2003 - The NRHS is pleased
to reaffirm that the joint NRHS-R&LHS convention in Baltimore
will continue as planned. Additional
details are available in our Official
Press Release.
January 20, 2003 - The NRHS is pleased to announce it's
2003 Railway Heritage Grants
Program. An Official
Press Release is also available.
January
5, 2003 - The NRHS in 2002 sponsored several photography
sessions where young rail photographers were taught proper rail
photography techniques and given first-hand trackside experience.
One such event in Topeka, Kansas was the subject of a
local newspaper story.
December 24, 2002 - The NRHS is pleased to announce that
RailCamp 2003 will be
held.
We are expecting several Chapters to offer scholarships again
this year and would appreciate the media's cooperation in promoting
this educational, non-profit event for high-school students.
For additional information, please see the RailCamp
web site.
December 24, 2002 - As indiciated in our previous announcement,
the NRHS has begun an aggressive and comprehensive campaign
of outreach to the public, membership development, and education.
A few of our upcoming advertisements are listed below:
Nov. 3 ,
2002 - The National Railway Historical Society is pleased
to announce the selection of our new Vice President of Public
Relations, Mr. James P. Andrisen. Mr. Andrisen who has been serving
as our advertising coordinator for over a year, expects to begin
an aggressive campaign of outreach to the public.
July
1, 2002 - Announcement of the 2002
Winners of the NRHS Railway
Heritage Grants Program.
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