B&O Railroad Museum Announces New Virtual Exhibit & Educational Resources

The B&O Railroad Museum announces new virtual experiences and resources you can enjoy from home! Specifically, The B&O Lives On: How the Founders Shaped Our Lives Today is a new virtual exhibit launching Saturday, April 11, 2020 at BOLivesOn.org; B&O Train Talk, daily social media posts about the B&O’s extensive collection, and Junior Junction Story Times for families and educators..

The B&O Lives On: How the Founders Shaped Our Lives Today virtual exhibit centers around the 1891 Francis Blackwell Mayer painting, Founders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mayer was commissioned to depict the original group of Baltimore businessmen, as well as many of the other major leaders and innovators from the first half-century of the B&O’s history. While a handful of the wealthiest men in America meeting for drinks over 200 years ago may not seem relevant today, this very gathering of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from Baltimore, decided to invest in a recent British technological innovation and build America’s first commercial railroad. Not only did the investment deliver prosperity to Baltimore and Maryland, it transformed public transportation, commerce and communications. The original Founders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad painting, donated by CSX in 2019, will be on display at the B&O Railroad Museum after reopening to the public.

To learn more and to take a tour today, visit BOLivesOn.org from the B&O Railroad Museum Collection, and see the many sites in town influenced by the B&O Railroad!

-via Press Release

MTA to Commence Environmental Assessment of Interborough Express Project

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced it is beginning the environmental review process for the forthcoming Interborough Express (IBX) under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act. The commencement of environmental review is the first major milestone reached for the IBX after Governor Hochul’s announcement that the project had entered the preliminary engineering and design phase in August.

CPKC 2025 Holiday Train kicks off Nov. 19

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced the schedule and artist line up for the 2025 Holiday Train, a festive celebration combining musical performances and holiday cheer kicking off with its first show on Nov. 19 in Montreal, Que. Now in its 27th year, the Holiday Train raises money and collects food across CPKC’s extensive network in Canada and the United States supporting community food banks and making a real difference for families in need.