Clewiston Museum to present program on railroads of U.S. Sugar

Posted 12/27/22

The Clewiston Museum is happy to announce the next program in the 2022-2023 Speaker Series will be a FREE presentation featuring Barton Jennings ...

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Clewiston Museum to present program on railroads of U.S. Sugar

Barton Jennings
Barton Jennings
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CLEWISTON -- The Clewiston Museum is happy to announce the next program in the 2022-2023 Speaker Series will be a free presentation featuring Barton Jennings, author of the History Through the Miles series of major railroad and transportation company histories and route information books. Jennings, who has recently released a book featuring the railroads of US Sugar, will be in town for the Sugar Express' 3-Day rail event which starts on Jan. 20. He will kick off the weekend event with a special presentation and book-signing at the museum on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.

Barton Jennings, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of supply chain management in the College of Business & Technology at Western Illinois University (WIU). He was hired to create the modern Supply Chain Management degree program at Western Illinois in 2004 and retired in August 2019. Prior to his appointment at WIU, Dr. Jennings worked at the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Tennessee, and prior to that, in various operational and engineering positions in the railroad industry. He still teaches workshops for the railroad industry, having handled training for more than 400 railroad companies, private railroads, and rail transit systems.

Dr. Jennings has presented at several industry conferences and has written a number of books and articles on the railroad industry. Dr. Jennings has also managed four week-long railroad conventions and has chartered and managed passenger trains on more than 50 railroads in more than 25 states and has written the route guide for each of these events. He was a part of the committee that started the Secret City Scenic Railroad in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and remains an active participant in both the professional railroad industry, as well as the railroad tourism industry.

Dr. Jennings' book "History Through the Miles: the Railroads of US Sugar" provides a history of the company, as well as the route and the communities served by the company.

Jennings' presentation will feature history and images of his recent release about US Sugar's impressive railroad system.

The Sugar Express is an outreach, education, and tourism program of U.S. Sugar featuring restored steam locomotive No. 148.

Sugar Express’ staff will be on hand at the presentation to answer questions and provide information about the historic steam locomotive No. 148.

The Clewiston Museum is a private not-for-profit that relies on donations, grants, the support of its members, and fundraising events to remain in operation. It is located at 109 Central Avenue in Clewiston and the hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday hours are by appointment only. Contact the museum at 863-983-2870 or via email at clewistonmuseum@embarqmail.com

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