History of the Museum from B&O Museum website, "In the late 19th century, an overzealous publicity agent developed a trade show exhibit for a major American railroad headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. This exhibit survived the railroad that sponsored it and grew to become a "national treasure" of railroad artifacts. Today, it comprises the collection of the Baltimore … [Read more...] about B&O Railroad Museum
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History Lesson by Art Fettig
Art Fettig's Monday Morning Memo April 13, 2009 800-441-7676 or 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In This Issue o History Lesson o Say Something Good o Visit Our Website o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote of the Week o To Subscribe History Lesson The US Standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was … [Read more...] about History Lesson by Art Fettig