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James Madison was the fourth President of the United States of America.  Before he was elected to the Office of the Presidency, he was one of the founding fathers who drafted the Constitution for the nation.  He then served as the Secretary of state under President Thomas Jefferson.  During his presidency, he presided over the … Continue reading Montpelier, the Home of James and Dolley Madison, Montpelier Station, Virginia

You have your everyday typical small railroad museum, and you have the Rappahannock Railroad Museum in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  When you arrive, you will notice the two cabooses: one from the Fredericksburg, Richmond and Potomac Railroad and the other from the Norfolk and Western Railroad.  You then see a box car from Conrail and a baggage … Continue reading The Rappahannock Railroad Museum, Fredericksburg, Virginia

The city of Baltimore, Maryland is a city of many firsts.  It is where the National Anthem of the United States of America was written by a man named Francis Scott Key while in captivity on a ship looking towards the flag that was still waving above Fort McHenry.  It is the home of the … Continue reading The Chesapeake and Allegheny Live Steamers, Leakin Park, Baltimore, Maryland

You have been working on the railroad all the live long day, but you are not doing it to pass the time away.  Maybe those of you who volunteer on those excursion railroads or at railroad museums may be passing the time away, but those who get paid are doing it for a living, and … Continue reading “You Have Been Working on the Railroad”