Speaker Presentation:
\n\nThe Impossible Challenge: Baltimore Invents the American Railroad
\n\nIMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE\, the invention of the Baltimore &\; Ohio Railroad\, is a story once told with pride in Maryland classrooms. \; A tale of adventure and adversity\, \; break-throughs and breakdowns\, frustrations and unparalleled successes\, building the first common carrier railroad \; in the USA was an astonishing accomplishment. \; And it happened right here in Maryland! Come and hear what it took to build an iron &lsquo\;rail road from Baltimore to the Ohio River&rsquo\; where none had ever been built before. The CHALLENGE\, a story of American can-do against IMPOSSIBLE odds.
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\n\nEvent Location: \; \;Oakland B&\;O Station and Museum\, 117 E. Liberty Street\, Oakland\, MD. \; Doors open at 6:30 and speakers begin at 7:00. \; All are welcome!
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\n\nCo-Speakers Bios
\n\nSharon and Herbert Harwood.
\n\n- Sharon is a renowned historian and speaker. She is a graduate of Goucher College and is retired from the Montgomery County School System. Her family&rsquo\;s careers cover 120 years in American railroading and provide the foundation of her interest in the industry. Sharon&rsquo\;s father\, George M. Beischer\, was Chief Mechanical Officer on the old B&\;O and a role model for her. \;
\n\n- Sharon is married to Herbert H. Harwood\, Jr.\, a retired CSX official whose grandfather was in charge of the construction of Grand Central Terminal in New York. Herb&rsquo\;s 30 year railroading career began in the finance department of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and continued until his retirement in 1986 as Director of Commercial Administration for the combined C&\;O-B&\;O railroads. Both of these railroads are predecessors of the present CSX Transportation. He has authored about 11 books on railroad and trolley history\, including several on various aspects of B&\;O Railroad history. One of his best known books is \;The Impossible Challenge. \;
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\n LOCATION:Event Location: Oakland B&O Station and Museum\, 117 E. Liberty Street\, Oakland\, MD. Doors open at 6:30 and speakers begin at 7:00. All are welcome! UID:e.847.47135 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260729T001007Z URL:https://business.visitdeepcreek.com/events/details/oakland-b-o-museum-speaker-series-47135 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR