Winter Speaker Series- The Impact Railroads on WWI with Kenton Colvin

Name: Winter Speaker Series- The Impact Railroads on WWI with Kenton Colvin
Start: 2025-03-20T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 213 Smokey Lane Rd SW, Sugarcreek, OH, United States, Ohio 44681

Schedule

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

213 Smokey Lane Rd SW, Sugarcreek, OH, United States, Ohio 44681 | Sugarcreek, OH

Railroads had a tremendous impact on both the start and especially the end of WWI. Learn about Germany’s Schlieffen Plan to plan the war (for years) against France and Russia and used the plan to begin the war. Also, learn how the railroad helped cause Germany to stop the war. This clinic discusses the state of railroad industry at the start of the war and use of the railroads including the Railroad’s War Board, United States Railroad Administration (USRA), Railway Administration Act, and much more.
Presented this clinic at the RPM Convention in April 2023
Presented this clinic at the Cleveland 2024 MCR Convention
Presented this clinic at OLLI-WVU 2014 and 2021

Bio
Kenton Colvin is VP of the Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society in Morgantown, WV. He is a member of Division 2 MCR, of the NMRA and a model railroader for about 65 years. He holds a BS Mechanical Engineering degree (WVU) and a Master’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Ohio University). He worked 26 years for 6 corporations in manufacturing management and 18 years at WVU in the Admissions and Records Department. He has taught engineering courses for 26 years as an adjunct instructor.