Silver Spring B&O Station Open House: Streamlined Trains

Railroads have played an enormous role in America’s development and culture, none more dramatic in public perception than the iconic 20th-century locomotive and passenger cars designs for the Country’s high end railroad passengers and luxury trains. Beginning in the 1930s, Art Deco emerged as a prominent design theme. For railroads, Art Deco was manifested in streamlining, smooth design and innovative use of interior space and function. Using commentary and slides, David Vaughn will trace and illustrate these dramatic developments, using as examples the works of and rivalry between two well-known 20th-century industrial designers: Raymond Loewy and Henry Dreyfus. In addition, Nicholas Bulgarino will cover the development and history of the Cincinnatian, the last streamliner the B&O created.

You can also enjoy train spotting and waving at the engineers, a model layout, a toy train play set, photos and memorabilia of the railroad’s glory days and historic Silver Spring, and more!

This presentation was rescheduled from Feb. to April due to the historic cold and snow.

More info at https://www.montgomerypreservation.org/event/silver-spring-bo-station-open-house-apr-2026/

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Host or Publisher MPI in partnership with the B&O 150th Comm.