A new train thread...

[W3MIV]

I was asked about the B&O Museum in downtown Baltimore in another thread. Today, in my copy of the Maryland Historical Society magazine, MdHSNews, the following ad appeared. It may be of interest to some of you.

Note that the copy is too small, and the Island's bandwidth should not suffer so radically as to make it readable, so I have included it here in this quote:

The B&O Museum, a national treasure with eight original Civil War locomotives and cars, will be launching “The War Came by Train,” an exciting series of exhibits and programs from 2011-- 2015, the 150th anniversary of America’s Great Conflict. They will be demonstrating, as no one else can, how important railroading was to both sides during the War Between the States [sic]. One of the highlights will be a train ride to the site of Camp Carroll, the largest Union encampment in Baltimore.

The B&O Museum and the [Maryland] Historical Society are neighbors on the west side of Baltimore. As Maryland History Central at the Society launches its own Civil War Expo, a day-long family adventure will become a truly memorable opportunity at both institutions in 2011. Time travelers will be able to wander among real Civil War locomotives and then go through a time tunnel back to the sights and sounds, as well as the personal stories of Marylanders caught in the middle ground between North and South. Be sure to put this once-in-a-lifetime date with the Civil War on your 2011 calendar.

For more information: Visit www.borail.org and www.mdhs.org.

So, something for both train buffs and war buffs.