Join the Cincinnati Railroad Club
Members and the general public are invited to attend our monthly meetings featuring special speakers and presentations of slides, videos, and digital photography covering a variety of topics. Our meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 7:30pm in the historic Newsreel Theater at Cincinnati Union Terminal.
However, becoming a club member adds you to the email invite list for additional member-only events (slide shows, programs, trips, and other activities). Your membership gives you access to the club library of nearly 5,000 books and railroad DVDs, plus opportunities to gather in a space inside Cincinnati Union Terminal with a view of the north end of the city’s main railroad yards.
Membership also provides you with Headlight & Markers, the club’s monthly 16-page color newsletter, delivered digitally. Click here to view a sample issue of Headlight & Markers.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with others who share your unique interests including railroad photography, historical research, rail travel, collecting, and more. You may even have a chance to hear remembrances from retired railroad employees and longtime train watchers.
There are opportunities to learn how to digitize photo, negative, and slide collections, learn how to use commercially available railroad radio scanners, and more.
Members are encouraged to become involved in ongoing research projects and initiatives. The club has a Cincinnati Union Terminal work group going through the extensive records and photography of the Terminal’s construction and early years of operations. Members are working to organize, digitize, and leverage our extensive photo and document collection on various historical railroad subjects covering Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and beyond.
Membership Levels & Annual Dues
- Regular Member $30: You are entitled to all membership privileges.
- Sustaining Member $50: Your additional contribution helps support the club’s operations and is very much appreciated
- Senior Member $25: Persons age 65 or older
- Junior Member $20: Persons age 25 or younger
- Associate Member $20: Persons who live outside the Greater Cincinnati area
Become a member today so you don’t miss a thing!
