NRRHOF Nominate Online

Online Nomination
Nominating Eligibility:

Any person shall be eligible for election to the National Railroad Hall of Fame who has contributed to the railroad industry in an extraordinary and honorable manner.
There are three (3) historical induction eras for consideration:
• 1800 - 1865: Birth & Development Era
• 1866 - 1945: Golden Era
• 1946 - Present: Modern Era

Please complete and submit this form to enter your nomination.

I. Your Contact Information

Name: Title:

Oranization:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: E-Mail:

II. Nominee Information

Name:
If nominee is living, please complete the following:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: E-Mail:

If nominee is deceased, please list names and contact information for nearest surviving family members or ancestors, if known, OR the name of an organization or entity which best represents the nominee, if applicable.

Name:

Relationship:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip:

Phone: E-Mail:

Nominee's Birthdate: If deceased, date of death:

III. Biographical Sketch
Attach a biography of the nominee not to exceed two, type-written pages. Include information on the birthplace, education, career, accomplishments, and other relevant personal or rail-related facts in the life of the nominee.

Classes and groups of individuals will be considered for induction when their accomplishments are uniquely corporate in nature and when individuals within the class or group cannot easily be identified.

Cities and towns will be considered for induction into the National Railroad Hall of Fame when their contributions are so historically significant, unique, numerous and/or diverse that the city or town itself is virtually synonymous with the development and progress of the American railroad.

IV. Supporting Materials
(please attach to email)

Please include a photograph or electronic image suitable for reproducing, if available.
Two or three letters of support may be submitted with the application.
In one typewritten page or less, please outline the achievement(s) upon which the nomination rests and why such achievement(s) merit induction into the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

V. Mailing Instructions
All nominations must be completed using this form. For consideration in the 2008 class of inductees, nominations must be received on or before November 1, 2008. Nominations received after November 1, 2008, will be considered for induction the following year.

Return the completed form and supporting information to:

         The National Railroad Hall of Fame
         Attention: Julie King, Executive Director
         200 East Main Street
         Galesburg, Illinois 61401
         309/345-4634