Eastern Railroad Discussion > Steel Weekend @ Industrial History Museum - Bethlehem, PA

The National Museum of Industrial History is hosting a special weekend of programming in celebration of Steel Day on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday, September 29th, 2019. 

One of the events is a "photo shoot" of the Bethlehem Steel Plant:

Scenes from the Steel Photo Shoot
Saturday at 6:30pm
Ever dreamed of photographing the iconic Bethlehem Steel plant when it was operating? This after-hours photo shoot at the National Museum of Industrial History is the closest you can get. Volunteer Brian Alesin leads actors in modeling historical scenes from Bethlehem Steel utilizing actual steelmaking equipment, smoke machines, and lighting equipment to produce memorable images that look right out of the factory.  This event requires a paid ticket.  Space is limited.

There is also some direct railroad content in the form of the following lecture:Duffy’s Cut: The Latest Developments
Sunday at 3:00 pm
In June of 1832 57 Irish immigrant laborers arrived at the port of Philadelphia and were hired to build mile 59 of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, Pennsylvania’s pioneering railroad.  Within 8 weeks of their arrival all 57 laborers were dead.  The railroad said that they died of a cholera pandemic that was raging throughout the Delaware Valley. Archaeological and forensic examination of their remains has shown that the laborers were murdered, likely out of fear of the spread of disease as well as anti-immigrant sentiment on the part of the locals.  This presentation will explore the background of the deaths of these laborers, as well as the latest developments in this investigation. This lecture is included in regular museum admission.
Here's a link to the website with more information:

http://nmih.org/steel-weekend/

Wish I could attend.
Would love to hear if there are any new developments about the Duffy's Cut workers.  PRRT&HS was involved in placing a memorial marker there several years ago and they ran a detailed account of events in their Keystone magazine.

RRTom Wrote:
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> Wish I could attend.
> Would love to hear if there are any new
> developments about the Duffy's Cut workers. 
> PRRT&HS was involved in placing a memorial marker
> there several years ago and they ran a detailed
> account of events in their Keystone magazine.

One of the episodes of the PBS series, Secrets of the Dead, "Death on the Railroad" covered this story:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/