September Open House at the Silver Spring B&O Station
September 7 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free
Step on Board! Explore Silver Spring’s Historic Railroad Station!
Special Guest: Clarence Hickey will present “Backyard Science” at 11am
Join him to hear the insights he gleaned on monarch conservation from his own backyard plus the best reference books for young readers.
Ongoing Activities:
Take a self-guided tour outside & inside the Station.
“Train Spot” under the canopy! See locomotives galore! Wave at the Engineers!
Indoors, enjoy HO Scale Model Train Display, locomoting thru a 24-hour day in 7 1/2 minutes, sunrise to sunset to sunrise.
Play with wooden toy train set.
Visit Station Manager’s ticket office and 1945 telephone booth.
See B&O “Drumhead,” rail photos, & memorabilia of the original Downtown Silver Spring.
Enjoy Station Manager Robert Davis’ Brownie camera photos taken when he was 16 years of age.
Parking and Trail Information
Construction of a new bridge to carry the Metropolitan Branch Hiker-Biker Trail over Georgia Ave has begun. As part of this construction a temporary security fence has been installed across the station parking lot. A drive-through gate will be open for the Open House. Please note that because of contractor equipment using the lot, the number of available parking spaces will be limited. There is a special needs space and ramp at the station. Additional parking is available at county garage and lot #4 (8100 Fenton St.) that is one block from the station.
Open House Co-Hosted by Montgomery Preservation & Silver Spring Historical Society
301-495-4915
This Station is a Montgomery County Historic Site, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a gem in Silver Spring’s Arts & Entertainment District.