Maine railroads topic of KHS June 16 presentation

AUGUSTA — Bill Kenny will be the guest speaker for the Kennebec Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, in a discussion of the history of railroads in Maine on Facebook Live.
Kenny will take participants on a journey from the first tracks made of wood to today’s high-speed Amtrak Downeaster, including intriguing characters who set in motion a fascinating, compelling story of railroads and the unique communities they helped to build.
Kenny is a retired career Air Force officer who directed the movement by rail and ship of more than 3,000 tons of military equipment from the U.S. and Europe for Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He also managed the military railroads at Loring Air Force Base in Maine, Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska and in Korea. He now consults in the movement of oversize and outsize cargo around the world via rail, ship, and trucks.
To view the presentation live, visit the KHS Facebook page www.facebook.com/KHS1891.
Call Scott Wood, executive director, at 207-622-7718 with questions.

PHOTO: Bill Kenny (Submitted photo)