Guide to the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Dr. George T. Rahilly Slides MS 944
Library & Archives
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
2023
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Dr. George T. Rahilly Slides
Identifier/Call Number: MS 944
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
6 slide binders
Date (inclusive): 1947-1975
Abstract: Slides taken by model railroader and trolley enthusiast Dr. George T. Rahilly of locomotives and scenery documenting rail
excursions in the United States and Canada between 1947 to 1975.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center: I2.208.G11
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
On loan from the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Arranged by railroad, then chronologically by rail trip.
George T. Rahilly was born on April 13, 1916 and grew up in Queens, New York. He was a medical student at Columbia University
in 1940 and became a doctor before 1951, when he married Virginia and they moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On May 18, 1955,
George became a father to a son, Richard Hamilton Railly. George became chief of the medical staff at Broward General Hospital
and served between 1960-1961 and 1971-1978.
In an effort to entertain his son, Richard, George Rahilly began creating models of railroad trolleys and work cars. The models
became increasingly more detailed and they were put on display in Connecticut and Florida Museums. He donated several to the
Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. Fifty of these models form the core of the George T. Rahilly Trolley and Bus Study
Center at the New York Transit Museum. Rahilly lived for a time in Stowe, Vermont. He died on May 1, 2002 in Cumberland, Maine.
[Identification of item], Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Dr. George T. Rahilly Slides, MS 944, California State
Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Slides were taken by model railroader and trolley enthusiast Dr. George T. Rahilly of locomotives and scenery documenting
his rail trips on railroads in the Eastern United States and Canada between 1947 to 1975. Most of these are black-and-white
images, although there are some color slides.
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of
the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Railroad photographs
Railroad travel -- United States
Railroads--Photography--Locomotives
Steam locomotives