Join us for the August episode of History After Dark’s Lecture Series, Not Your Average Railroad Cars: Vinegar, the Sick, Measuring Power & Wreck Cleanup.
It’s the 1950’s and railroads are replacing steam engines with diesel locomotives – do you stay with steam, or buy those newfangled diesels? You just had a big wreck – how do you clear the main line and pick up the mangled cars? How do you safely transport sick people to the Mayo Clinic by train? And what kind of a rail car would you haul vinegar in? We will answer all of these – come and find out!
Brian Buchanan is a lifelong railroader who, in his retirement, wants to Educate, Engage, and Entertain people about his favorite topic – how railroads work – by using Museum artifacts to explain.
Tickets are $8 each, and attendance is free for Museum members. Reservations are encouraged, but not required, for this event.

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