American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation (APRHF)

American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation (APRHF) The APRHF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the role that passenger rail played in the building of this nation.

What does the APRHF currently do? We operate the APRHF Exhibition of Amtrak History:
This exhibit is currently closed for pending move to a new area in the Lookout Point Park. For more information or to donate to this project. Please check out these links. Go Fund Me: gf.me/u/wmtr74
Organization Website: www.aprhf.org

We operate the Train Watching Cabin and Deck:
What a cool place to watch tr

ains! This Cabin is located on the former right-of-way of the Wabash Railroad, overlooking the BNSF Transcon, so you get a full view of the many fast trains that run by here everyday. It is heated for those chillier days. This is a fun place to be to watch trains and maybe catch up on some work in-between. We are in the process of building Lookout Point Park. This part is situated on 3 acres to the east of the road that goes to the lookout. It will be the home to all things APRHF. Gallery, Store, Minature Train, Exhibition of Amtrak History and Camping. Park Website: www.lookoutpointpark.org

Last but not least we are involved in the maintenance and upkeep of the La Plata Amtrak Station via grant monies from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

08/02/2026

Here are the next three train shows that we will be attending. Next up is the Clinton Model Train show, in Clinton, MO on August 8th. 9:00am - 4:00pm at the Benson Convention Center, 1008 E Sedalia Ave, Clinton, MO 64735.
At the end of the month we have the Turkey Creek Division Train Show on August 29th at the Shawnee Civic Centre, 13817 Johnson Dr #3802, Shawnee, KS 66216. The show runs 8:30am to 3:00pm.
After that is the Sedalia, MO show. on November 7th. 9am to 4pm We hope to see you all at one of these shows.

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07/01/2026

Our APRHFstore.com has some new Rapido items along with many other nice HO and N scale trains. Come on in and check it out.

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06/25/2026

Many folks are already here having a great time for the upcoming LaPlata Railroad Days "Family Reunion" Many more arriving today!!

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Today Greg Smith and I took advantage of the nice weather and finished one more project for the lookout before Rail Road...
06/18/2026

Today Greg Smith and I took advantage of the nice weather and finished one more project for the lookout before Rail Road days. We replaced some rotten ties at the parking edges. Glad to have the parking area fully open now.

A new deck at the "Lookout Point" is ready for your enjoyment.
04/24/2026

A new deck at the "Lookout Point" is ready for your enjoyment.

Yep it is done and the APRHF is happy about that. The other deck served its purpose but was becoming a safety concern. We picked the best weekend we could in March to get this done before the season officially started. Members and Volunteers present were Robert Mecham, Bob and Amy Cox, Carson Thorpe...

04/02/2026

We have some new items with our color logo now available. Thank you for your support.

We wanted to let you know that the lookout point will be closed from March 26th thru the 31st. We are going to be redoin...
03/18/2026

We wanted to let you know that the lookout point will be closed from March 26th thru the 31st. We are going to be redoing the deck, fixing the road, working on the camera and anything else that is needed. Thank you for your understanding. If you want to help please reach out to us and we can discuss it.

We are all setup and ready at the Lawrence, Kansas train show. It is going to be a good time. Come on over to Crown Toyo...
02/28/2026

We are all setup and ready at the Lawrence, Kansas train show. It is going to be a good time. Come on over to Crown Toyota this weekend and get some stuff.

Address

P. O. Box 175
La Plata, MO
63549

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

(660) 956-4157

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