AZTEC AND ITS RAILROADING HERITAGE

AZTEC AND ITS RAILROADING HERITAGE

Saturday Aug 10 2024

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Aztec Museum
AZTEC AND ITS RAILROADING HERITAGE: A Free Program Featuring Fred Friedman, New Mexico Railroad Historian.

Event Information

Aztec Museum
125 N. Main Avenue, Aztec NM
Free
505-334-9829

Join the Aztec Museum for a FREE Chautauqua program by renowned railroad historian, Fred Friedman. Mr. Friedman will offer little-known insights about this area's railroading people, equipment and the events that shaped Aztec's history - and its future! Friedman has an extensive background in the state's railroad industry and history. He is a frequent speaker for the New Mexico Historical Society and the New Mexico Humanities Council. He has developed a special program focusing on the railroad history in this part part of New Mexico and our unique experience as part of the Denver and Rio Grande.

After Mr. Friedman's program, the museum will recognize the Atchison-Johnston Family in a brief rededication of the replica D&RG Caboose in the Pioneer Village. In 1992, Ray Atchison had the caboose constructed for the museum by employees of the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad using pieces of an old D&RG boxcar. In 2016 and 2023-2024, his descendants honored Ray's legacy with generous donations for preservation work on the caboose.

This program is made possible by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council and all of our 60th anniversary sponsors.

The museum is located at 125 N. Main Avenue, Aztec NM 87410. For information, call 505-334-9829.

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