RENOWNED RAILROAD ARTIST LOU MALLARD'S WORK TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE PREVIEW CENTER.
During the months of July and August, the Museum will be featuring the artwork of renowned railroad artist, Lou Mallard. His paintings of LIRR equipment and scenes are exquisite both in detail and in accuracy and reflect the bygone era of steam operations on the LIRR. Hours for the viewing are Saturdays, noon to 4PM and Tuesday evenings, 6 to 8 PM (weather permitting).
THE OYSTER BAY RAILROAD MUSEUM ANNOUNCES BILL WITHUHN SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’S TRANSPORTATION CURATOR, TO PRESENT “AMERICA ON THE MOVE” SEPTEMBER 21
Noted author and Smithsonian Institution Transportation curator Bill Withuhn will give a presentation, “America on the Move” on Monday September 21, 7:30pm, at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 61 East Main Street in Oyster Bay. The event is sponsored by the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. Admission is free.
Mr. Withuhn will conduct a presentation regarding the new long-term exhibition at the Smithsonian, and will strongly emphasize how railroads were instrumental in shaping our travel mobility in this country. “America on the Move” is the largest gallery in the Smithsonian’s refurbished National Museum of American History. Mr. Withuhn will also discuss the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum and Steam Locomotive #35. Mr. Withuhn was instrumental in efforts to restore the engine from 1974 to 1988.
“The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum is honored to have Bill Withuhn give this presentation in our Hamlet”, said Ben Jankowski, Chairman. “His prominence on the national stage of transportation preservation is highly respected, and his unique ties to preserving and rehabilitating Locomotive #35 add a local flavor to the evening.”
Since 1983, Mr. Withuhn has managed or been curator on more than twenty Smithsonian exhibitions large and small. Among his publications is the critically praised Rails Across America: A History of Railroads in North America (1993). He regularly consults for the Federal Railroad Administration on Locomotive Safety Issues, and is an appointed member of two standing committees of the National Academy of Sciences. Mr. Withuhn has been a railroad executive, a Congressional aide, and a veteran of U.S. Air Force Special Operations (two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Presidential Unit Citation).
The mission of the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum is to preserve and communicate to the public the historical experience of Long Island’s rail transportation history. Contact the Museum at 516-558-7036, or visit us online at www.obrm.org
