North America Railway Hall of Fame
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Location | 750 Talbot Street, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 42°46′41″N 81°11′10″W / 42.77806°N 81.18611°WCoordinates: 42°46′41″N 81°11′10″W / 42.77806°N 81.18611°W |
| Type | Transport museum |
| Director | Larry Longfield |
| President | Matt Janes |
| Website | narhf |
North America Railway Hall of Fame (NARHF) is a not-for-profit organization housed in the recently restored Canada Southern Railway Station in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It was founded to maintain, preserve and honor railway history with the induction into the Hall of Fame of people, events, structures, railway art forms, rolling stock, technical innovations, railway workers and trains, and inventions in the railway history. Incorporated in 1996 its goal is to educate the public about the impact of railway transportation in the categories of "North America," as well as "National", specific to Canada and "Local" (St. Thomas.)
The mission statement of the North America Railway Hall of Fame is to:
After the acquisition in 2005 of NARHF’s permanent home (the Canada Southern Station) further goals were added to mission statement.
The North American Railway Hall of Fame was incorporated in 1996. There were ceremonies in 1999 and 2001 before the Hall of Fame bought their current home, the Canada Southern Railway Station at 750 Talbot Street, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Since the acquisition of the Station as a home for NARFH, there have been induction ceremonies in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 with additional inductions every two years. Originally, the first induction ceremonies of 1999 and 2001 took place at the St. Thomas Public Library.
After the purchase of the Canada Southern Station, the destinies of the Hall of Fame and the former railway station became intertwined. Fundraising projects were needed for both housing artifacts and creating and exhibiting the displays recognizing the Hall of Fame inductees, but also for the restoration and maintenance of the historic building which houses NARHF.
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