Lorton’s Railroad, Presented by Patrick O’Neill
Posted by: admin in Fun Stuff, tags: 1918, Admission, Adults, Alexandria, Army Corps Of Engineers, Corduroy Roads, Corps Of Engineers, Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, Fort Belvoir, Historian, Humphreys, Mount Vernon, Narrow Gauge, O Neill, Planks, Presentation, Professional Archaeologist, Railroad Museum, Six Months, Station RdNov 11, Fairfax Station Railroad Museum 11200 Fairfax
Station Rd., Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Times: 7:30pm
Phone: (703) 425-9225
Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children
In January 1918, the Army Corps of Engineers began the construction of Camp A.A. Humphreys on
Belvoir Neck just south of Mount Vernon. In the first six months of operation the Corp built many miles of
narrow gauge and industrial rail track, corduroy roads, planks roads, and paved the main highway into
Alexandria. The rail lines were training for constructing lines across the rugged European terrain and will
be featured in this presentation.
Patrick O’Neill has been a professional archaeologist and historian for over 26 years. He was the
Historian at Fort Belvoir from 2002-2003, during which time he gathered the information for this
presentation.
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