Category: Other News and Events

Chapter members visited the site on Columbus Boulevard where AECOM has been doing final explorations of the site before development. The tour was hosted by AECOM, a company that does a lot of public outreach on their work. The site was first tested in 1987 by Carmen Weber, Philadelphia City Archaeologist back when the city had…

July 15 – November 6, 2022Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue , 691–693 and 851–852 The renowned German artists Bernd and Hilla Becher (1931–2007; 1934–2015) changed the course of late twentieth-century photography. Working as a rare artist couple, they focused on a single subject: the disappearing industrial architecture of Western Europe and North…

Roebling Roadtrip Lecture September 21, 2022 at 6pm Have you ever wanted to learn about Roebling bridges located in Bucks County, PA? Join us to hear from Scott Bomboy, who is involved in preserving a Roebling footbridge in Lake Lenape Park. Cost: Free and donations are welcome Register here!

An Oliver Evans chapter member become aware of this auction which features some model railroad paraphernalia and thought some of our railroaders might be interested. The link features images of the items available in the photo gallery and also in the lot listings. The auction site recommends checking back as they will be adding more…

Thur July 21st 5:30pm – 7:30pm National Iron and Steel Heritage Museum, 50 S 1st Ave, Coatesville, PA 19320 Celebrate the life and times of Rebecca Lukens, American’s first female industrialist, and her descendants. Although by far not the only woman who managed iron furnaces in the 19th century, Rebecca was the only documented woman…

Across the Continent. “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”, 1868,Frances Flora Bond Palmer, published by Currier & Ives The Grolier Club in New York City has an exhibition “Travelers, Tracks and Tycoons: The Railroad in American Legend and Life” on display through July 30, 2022. The exhibition is from the very extensive Barriger Railroad Collection of…

Center of American  Shipbuilding, Civil War to WWI Thursday, June 30th, 2022 2 p.m. West Deptford Free Public Library Join us at the West Deptford Free Public Library for a lecture presented by Peter Walzer.  Mr. Walzer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Mr. Walzer was a…

Chapter Meeting – June 25, 2022 @1:00PM The Philadelphia Chapter will be holding the June 25, 2022 meeting in-person at Drexel Hill United Methodist Church (600 Burmont Road / Drexel Hill, PA 19026). The meeting will be simulcast on the Zoom meeting service. Business Meeting 1-2PMFilm Presentation 2PM The film is the 1957 production TRAINS…

How did Roebling help build the New York State Pavilion? June 16, 2022 at 6pm Did you know that the iconic NY State Pavilion at the NY World’s Fair was made using Roebling Wire Rope? Salmaan Khan and Aaron Asis of People for the Pavilion will be joined by Justin Rivers of Untapped Cities to…

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 7:00 – 8:00 pm E.S.T. Join us to ride the rails (via webinar) and learn about the East Broad Top Railroad (Rockhill Furnace, Huntingdon County). Once called “the dormant gem of railway preservation,” the EBT RR is a rare narrow-gauge railway and time capsule of industrial technology. After many years of…