20151115 Visit to Savage Mill (Savage Maryland) and the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

MurnaneOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

We took a ride today to "Savage Mill" (Savage Maryland) to visit the craft, art, and antique shops and sure enough we were able to go around the back
and check out the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge which is on the site.

Details of the bridge can be found at the WikiPedia page, but in summary it was built in 1869 by the B&O and apparently it's one of the oldest iron railroad bridges in the US. Note WikiPedia doesn't say it was built in 1869, it says something about being built earlier then it was moved to this location in 1887, either way the bridge itself clearly says it was made in 1869, so I'll go with what is on the bridge and not what is on WikiPedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...russ_Railroad_Bridge

Another forum post on the Bollman bridge can be found here:

https://ogrforum.com/t...bollman-truss-bridge

And forum member "trumptrain" has posted some pictures of his model Bollman bridge here:
https://ogrforum.com/t...89#44510799107696489

Inside one of the antique the shops they had three display cases of Lionel/O-Gauge trains. I've posted pictures of the bridge and trains are below.

Overall it's a really neat little place to visit for a couple hours if you are in the area and you get the time, I strongly recommend stopping by to take a peek.

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

Best...Rich Murnane

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11/15/157:17 PM

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MurnaneOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

p.s. Apparently they light this thing up for Christmas, I'll have to drive by one night and take some pictures next month!

11/15/157:19 PM

ReadingFanOGR Forum Member

Please do! That would be something to see!

11/15/157:31 PM

Silver LakeOGR Forum Member

Very cool! A nice fall outing. It is a very interesting bridge design. It is nice to see it preserved and so well kept.

(I wonder if any switchers left the case and went home for reveal next Saturday.)

11/15/158:13 PM

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