The Carolina Railroad Heritage Association is a 501c3, not for profit, association of approximately fifty members who enjoy railroads and railroad history. The CRHA meets on the third Friday of each month at the Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church’s Christian Fellowship Center (gym) at 7:00 pm. Meeting programs include presentations on historical and current railroad subjects presented by members as well as guest speakers. Our meetings include an annual photo contest, modelers night, favorite book night, railroadiana night, field trips, a picnic, and a December pot luck dinner. CRHA members volunteer as docents at our museum and caboose in Spartanburg.
If you have an interest in railroads, contact the President for more information and answers to any question you may have about the CRHA. To join please download and print the Membership Application and follow the instructions on the bottom.

Check out these great views from the Virtual RailFan cameras installed at the Hub City RR Museum!

The Museum is located in the historic Southern Railway Spartanburg Union Depot at 298 Magnolia Street. Take a step back into history and learn about how the railroads were connected to the textile and peach industries in SC. Learn about the development of railroading in Spartanburg and the Upstate of SC. Check out the display about the Hayne Car Shops that once employed 1,100 to maintain Southern Railway’s fleet of railroad cars. Learn to become a telegrapher with the operating telegraph system. Ring the 1940 locomotive bell. Visit the gift shop for railroad themed items. The Southern Railway Caboose has undergone a major renovation and is now open to the public, and the trackside observation deck is available for you to view the Norfolk Southern trains that pass by the depot. Located in the Museum is a dispatcher-like ATCS display of train locations along the NS, in real time. The gift shop in the Caboose has model train items, while in the Museum we have tee shirts, books and other items for sale. The inventory changes periodically, as we receive donations of various scale model trains.

Even when the Museum is closed, you can always visit us on our Facebook site
We are featuring articles entitled, Did You Know, with interesting facts about the railroad history of the area.