American railroads prepare for 200th anniversary
The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, has announced that Joe Hinrichs, president and CEO of the CSX Corporation will chair the museum’s USD 30 million dollar capital campaign to transform its campus in preparation for the 200th anniversary of American railroading in 2027.
The museum is a historic site located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the original grounds of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the first commercially chartered railroad in the country in 1827. Its campus extends 161,875 sqm into Southwest/West Baltimore and contains the first mile of commercial track ever laid in the country, eight historic buildings including the 1851 Mt. Clare Station recently designated a national underground railroad network to Freedom Site, and the beautiful 1884 Roundhouse.
As a national historic landmark, the museum annually receives visitors from all 50 US states and over 40 countries. (cj)