Saturday, January 23, 2021

Video: Artifact Display and Library Tour

The entire live stream from today is now available on YouTube via the link below. Thanks to those who joined us live - stay tuned this Thursday (1/28) for a special "surprise" as we mark 59 years since the end of street cars in Washington.
Items presented in the video include:
-Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad roll sign
-Capital Traction Company fare register
-One of John Merriken's original manuscripts for his book "Every Hour on the Hour: A Chronicle of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad"
-Capital Traction Company employee salary records
-Capital Traction Company/Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Union Station track diagrams
-Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Conductor cap badge
-Great Falls and Old Dominion employee breast badge
-Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad switch lock

Thanks to Eric Madison and Regina Koch for their participation in this video. Additional thanks to Regina for all of the hard work she has done to organize the library and catalog our collection items.