If any of you coming to ECLSTS this year are interested in railroad history and abandoned railroad grades, the old Northern Central used to run through Timonium/Cockeysville. In fact, the MTA light rail runs right past the fairgrounds (and Cow Palace) on the old NC right of way. In an earlier time, people could travel to the fairgrounds on the NC. The light rail line uses the NC from Baltimore to slightly north of the fairgrounds, where it branches off for Hunt Valley. If you choose to stay at the Embassy Suites, you could actually ride the light rail to and from the show!!

Of interest is an old PRR freight depot that is still standing in Cockeysville on the abandoned portion of the NC. If any of you would be interested in seeing it, it’s probably 10 min from the fairgrounds.

For more information on the local railroad history, check out Todd’s railfan guide at https://www.railfanguides.us/md/cockeysville/index.htm.

And of course, there is the B&O Railroad Museum just down the street (well, 15 miles away!) The Light Rail will take you into town and from there it is a short walk. Large Scale garden RR out in the back. And the Allegheny. And the Yellow Jacket. And the best collection of Victorian steam locomotives in the country.