Train Day Celebration! at the Postal Museum
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 05/20/2018
On Train Day, come and experience the Railway Post Office by checking out the inside of the train car, learn how train conductors use whistle signals to communicate, and get to know some jargon used by Postal Clerks who worked on the Railway Post Offices. We will also have model trains running through our Museum Atrium. Enjoy a special Story Time and “meet” Owney the Dog, a mascot of the Railway Post Office too! Free admission.
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Every year, we celebrate the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad (May 10, 1869) at the Postal Museum. Finally, there were train tracks connecting East and West, allowing the Post Office to quickly move mail by trains across the entire country.
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Organization:
Smithsonian - National Postal MuseumLocation:
2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC, 20002United States
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Phone:
202-633-5555Contact name:
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Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
05/20/2018
Time:
10 am - 3 pm
Price:
free
Ages
All AgesWeb Service