CSX CEO and President Steve Angel to Co-Chair B&O Railroad Museum’s Anniversary Campaign
Baltimore, MD — The B&O Railroad Museum, the birthplace of American railroading, is pleased to announce Steve Angel, President and CEO of the CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX), will co-chair the Museum’s $38 million dollar capital campaign to transform its campus in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of American Railroading in 2027. Angel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of CSX in September 2025. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Linde plc from 2018 to 2022, and Chairman since 2022.
Angel will join Benjamin H. Griswold, IV, as co-chair of the campaign. Griswold is the great-great-great-great grandson of Alexander Brown, who in 1800 founded Alex Brown & Sons, the first investment bank in the United States. It was also at Alex Brown’s house in 1827 where the Baltimore merchants convened to charter the first American common carrier railroad, the B&O Railroad. Griswold was a former director of the New York Stock Exchange, Stanley Black & Decker Inc., W.P. Carey Inc and Flowers Foods (lead director). He is currently chairman emeritus of W.P. Carey Inc. and trustee emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University.
The Museum will restore the South Car Works building located on its property, the oldest, continuously operating railroad repair facility in the United States if not the world, 1869 – 1990. In restoring this nationally significant 33,000 square feet building and making it the new entrance to the Museum, the Museum will reimagine its campus flow to face Southwest Baltimore to spark community economic development and to create the CSX Bicentennial Garden, a public amphitheater and green space for community use. CSX has demonstrated its deep commitment to this vision through a landmark $5 million contribution toward the creation of the Garden, which will serve as both a community gathering space and a tribute to the company’s historic connection to American railroading. The restored building will create space for an Innovation Hall to exhibit the present and future of American railroading technology, add state-of-the-art educational space, and house the Museum’s extensive historical archives. Groundbreaking for the project occurred in May 2025 with an estimated completion date of October 2026. To date, the Museum has raised $28 million dollars of the needed $38 million dollars.
“CSX, as the proud successor to America’s first commercial railroad, is committed to honoring our heritage while advancing the future of rail,” said Angel. “Co-chairing the B&O Museum’s 200th Anniversary Campus Transformation Campaign is an opportunity to help shape how that story is told – connecting past achievements with the innovation driving our industry forward. This effort isn’t just about celebration; it’s about creating an experience that will educate, inspire, and strengthen the connection between railroading and the communities it serves.”
“I’m thrilled to have Steve Angel join me as co-chair of the B&O Railroad Museum’s capital campaign,” said Griswold. “I look forward to working with him and am confident that together we will honor railroading’s legacy, celebrate its 200th anniversary, and prepare the Museum and surrounding community for a bright future.”
“We’re extremely honored that Steve Angel, President and CEO of CSX, is joining the campaign as co-chair,” said Kris Hoellen, Executive Director of the B&O Railroad Museum. “Steve is a visionary and understands that the Museum’s campus transformation is not just about celebrating our past, but also about leveraging our heritage to propel the Museum into its next 200 years. One could not ask for a stronger team at the helm than Steve and Ben!”
The B&O Railroad Museum is the birthplace of American railroading and is home to the oldest, most comprehensive collection of railroad artifacts in the Western Hemisphere, including an unparalleled assemblage of 19th and 20th-century railroad rolling stock and equipment.
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About the B&O Railroad Museum
The B&O Railroad Museum, located in Baltimore, Md., is the birthplace of American railroading, a National Historic Landmark, a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, and a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site. It is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American railroading and its impact on American life, socially, culturally and economically. The Museum is home to the oldest, most comprehensive collection of railroad artifacts in the Western Hemisphere, including an unparalleled roster of 19th and 20th century railroad equipment, over 30 million archival documents, the 1851 Mt. Clare Station, the 1884 Baldwin Roundhouse as well as the first mile of commercial railroad track ever laid in America. The Museum welcomes guests annually from all 50 states and 40 countries. For more information, please call 410- 752-2490 or visit www.BORail.org.
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products. For nearly 200 years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers and farming towns alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).
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B & O Railroad Museum
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