Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 10am - 2pm
Location
8100 Georgia Ave. at Sligo Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910
Details
S.S. B&O R.R. Station Open House, Sat., 5/6/23, 10-2 P.M.
FREE! 8100 Georgia Ave. at Sligo, S.S. 20910, 301-495-4915
10-2 P.M., Explore S.S.'s Historic Station, Step on Board
All Ages: Family Friendly, Bring Your Inner-Child!
Take a self-guided Tour outside and inside the vibrant Station.
“Train Spot” under Station’s rear canopy! Locomotives Galore!
Wave at the Engineers! Feel the Trains' Vibrations!
Indoors, enjoy HO Scale model train display, Toy Train set
Little Ones Ride Thomas the Tank Engine
Visit Station Manager’s ticket office, 1945 lighted telephone booth, See illuminated B&O R.R. “Drumhead,” Rail Photos, & Memorabilia of your original Downtown Silver Spring!
Learn about exciting May 150th Anniversary Celebration
of our B&O Metropolitan Branch!
https://www.montgomerypreservation.org/
https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryPI/
This Station is a Montgomery County, Md., Historic Site, Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a multi-faceted gem in S.S.’s Arts & Entertainment District.
During MPI Open Houses, We ask/recommend anyone inside the building wear a Mask in consideration for vulnerable patrons
and staff of All Ages. Outdoors, Masking is optional.
Open House is Co-Hosted by Montgomery Preservation Inc & Silver Spring Historical Society
https://www.montgomerypreservation.org/
https://www.facebook.com/sshistory/
Photo by Jerry A. McCoy
