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Former mall location before it was torn down
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About Us
Nearly 25 years ago the Augusta County Model Railroad Club was
formed by nine members who informally showcased their railroad modeling
talents at public events. Attorneys advised that the club should
incorporate. In January of 2000, a set of by-laws
was drawn up and approved by the members that constituted the organization
at the time.
The organization made application to the Commonwealth of
Virginia State Corporation Commission to be a museum and the Augusta County Railroad
Museum certificate of incorporation was granted August 29, 2000. In a
letter dated January 2001, the IRS granted the museum its not-for-profit
501(c)(3) status.
Today the Augusta County Railroad Museum is chartered as a public
charity 501(c)(3) based in Augusta County, Virginia. The
organization entirely consists of volunteer members interested in
railroads and model railroads who donate their time displaying and operating
exhibits at civic shows and other publically accessable venues for
the interested public.
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Half O scale layout previously displayed at the museum
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Partially Funded by Community Contributions
The Augusta County Railroad Museum is chartered as a public charity 501(c)(3) based in Augusta County, Virginia.
In fulfillment of its mission, its volunteers provides free access to the public of exhibits and information related to
Augusta County Railroad history. Funding to provide these resources comes from public donations, proceeds from its
Annual Trainshow, and dues collected from its membership. The Museum's expenses include, public exhibit rent space,
secure artifact storage, lights, heat, and toilets incurring public utility fees, liabitility insurance, web site
hosting fees, historic organizational memberships, model railroad organizational membership, and cultural investments
to create exhibits and showcase Augusta County heritage to the visiting public.
Like most public charities, the Museum is intensely reliant on funding for continuation of services and subscription
to cause. We ask you to make further inquiry into our activities and consider a possible donation, ...of Augusta County
related historical materials, historically significant model railroad materials, monetary support, or even volunteer
time to support this goal.
We thank you, either for your interest in railroading, model railroading, or your community
support for this educational resource in Augusta County.
Our Contact Information
Please ensure that your requests pertain to an interest in Augusta County
railroad history or model railroading.
We do our best to keep up with correspondence, but in honesty our
volunteers monitor our mailboxes on an infrequent basis.
All written correspondence should be addressed to:
AUGUSTA COUNTY RAILROAD MUSEUM
PO BOX 806
WAYNESBORO VA 22980-0593
Please allow a week or more for USPS delivery.
If you feel email is more appropriate, correspondence should be addressed to:
contactus@acrrm.org
Please be specific in your inquiry so it can be properly routed to the correct volunteer respondent.
Please allow additional time if you seek caucused inputs at a business meeting to allow the Museum to formulate an organizational response.
Legal Notice of Non-Soliciation
The Museum maintains a strict policy of non-solicition.
We do not seek or want information for products or services which we have not specifically requested.
We do not pay a staff or out-source our needs to call centers operating on a percentage take basis.
Please refrain from all forms of solicitation, and do not promote the sharing or distribution
of our contact information if you engage in that purpose.
Letters and emails of a solicitation nature will be processed by junk mail filter.
