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B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM CANCELS FAIR OF THE IRON HORSE 175.
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BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Maryland's Largest Snowstorm Takes Its Toll on Museum - Focus Turns to Restoration Efforts
The Board of Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum has announced the cancellation of the Fair of the Iron Horse 175, Festival of Trains due to damage the Museum incurred during the recent snowstorm in Maryland. The railroading exposition was scheduled to take place June 28 through July 3, 2003 at the Museum and in Baltimore's Carroll Park to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of American Railroading.
"Due to the catastrophic damage to this historic Roundhouse and its magnificent collection, the Fair of the Iron Horse must be cancelled," stated Jim Brady, Chairman of the B&O Railroad Museum Board of Directors. "Our focus now is to restore, re-build, and re-open this national treasure. This Herculean effort is already underway. It is imperative that this process be driven by the highest standards of historic preservation, restoration and museum programming. I have the greatest confidence in the team that has been assembled to face this challenge. We look forward to the re-birth of the ...
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