September 30, 2023 - railfan.com - 

The railroad museum in Wichita Falls has received a new lease on life — literally. A new lease for the city-owned property on which it sits was unanimously approved by city councilors on September 5, giving a newly reconstituted board of directors a year to revive the museum, which has been closed since 2020.

Founded in 1980 to preserve the rich railroad history of the North Texas city, the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum fell victim to an increasingly common problem in preservation, age and attrition of the volunteer ranks. In 2022, after the last three remaining members told city officials they were calling it quits and not going to seek renewal of their lease, the city was considering liquidating portions of the collection and turning the rest over to the Museum of North Texas History. That led to renewed interest in the museum on the part of enough residents to persuade local officials to give its revival a chance.

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