Remembering Trains to the Army-Navy Game. Odenton’s railroad connections played a pivotal role in moving masses of people to the annual Army-Navy football game, a 134-year-old tradition that stirs loyalties and rivalries in the Washington-Fort Meade-Annapolis military community.

On Sunday, November 3, the Odenton Heritage Society will open a display about special trains that carried midshipmen from Annapolis to Odenton, where they changed railroads to reach game venues near Philadelphia or New York.  The display, which covers the years 1900 to 1975, also features special trains that carried game fans from Annapolis or Washington, with a stop at Odenton.

Admission to the OHS Historical Center, which includes a community and railroad history museum, is free. While you’re visting,  please consider becoming a member or making a donation.  This helps us tremendously to support our all-volunteer efforts in preserving and protecting the history of Odenton.