“John T. Collinson”
Railroads built office cars for officials directors, stockholders, and other wealthy patrons as early as the 1840s. Used for right-of-way inspection trips and other business travel, these rolling offices provided an observation platform, lounge/office space, bedrooms with wash areas, dining room, and kitchen. Generally, officials traveled with a male secretary and small service crew. Originally a wooden office car, the B&O No. 908 received a steel underframe and sheathing in 1926. It was assigned to various B&O officials, including Chief Engineer (and later President) John T. Collinson.| HM Number | HM2I9Q |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) series |
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| Placed By | The North American Railway Foundation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 359155 N 4349680 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.28505000, -76.63306667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 17.103', W 76° 37.984' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 17' 6.1800000000001" N, 76° 37' 59.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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