05/26/2026
In the area of railroad restoration and preservation, particularly on Long Island, there are some names that become memorable. Rich Gorddard is one of those names. If you put any time into volunteering for the Railroad Museum of Long Island, Twin Forks Chapter- NRHS or any of the other east end organizations of this nature over the past several decades, you surely ran into him.
Rich was a long time member of several of these groups, and even helped to form some of them, serving as a trustee and active volunteer over several decades. He personally helped to save numerous pieces of historic rail equipment, even being a one time owner of our very own Track Speeder, "Roxie". Rich was highly motivated, passionate and often unwavering in his beliefs. There's no question that his contributions to rail preservation over the years were numerous and his knowledge and experience were highly praised. He will surely be missed.
On behalf of all of us at the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, we offer our heartfelt condolences to all who knew him!
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