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Topic subjectRE: Live at the Ryman
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512, RE: Live at the Ryman
Posted by Mike Shaffer, Tue Mar-03-20 04:41 PM
lol...it’s hilarious when you don’t realize who you’re talking to or with. The folks in show business I have had dealings with have all been great. One of the surprises for me was watching my Dad, late in life, having to interact with the public and celebrities because of working in a museum...B&O RR Transportation Museum in Baltimore. Actors, actresses, State, Local and National politicians all visited the museum. After he retired the new owners, CSX Transportation sold or gave the Museum to State and local governments to run. A really dumb move, but typical of a conglomerate owned business. The museum was at Mt Clare in Baltimore and has an unbelievable historical record...from Conestoga Wagon to modern Diesel locomotives. My family began work for the old B&O RR in the early 1840s with a husband and wife team that worked laying track from what at the time was western Virginia, and ended when the tracks were laid in Baltimore’s stockyards at the mid century mark. My family worked at Mt Clare for the B&O and continued until my nephew switched to work for the Maryland/DC Metro line a few years ago when the railroad got out of the passenger business...so 150 plus years. My Dad was happy I didn’t have to work with my hands when I went to work in the Telegraph Office, but none of us were surprised as my brother climbed the corporate ladder in signals and communications. It’s been a long ride over continuous rail.