Baltimore Ohio Museum grand reopening

Matt S · **Joined:** Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:21 pm **Posts:** 34

Hi,
I planned on going to the B&O museum for the NRHS convention a few years back but as we all know that didn't work out the way it was planned. Now that the museum is open again, I would like to finally see it. I see that they are planning a grand reopening Memorial weekend. Does anyone know any of the details of this event? Will they have any steam running? What steam locomotives are currently operable there? Is that tank engine in running condition, I saw pictures of it after the collapse and it didn't look too bad, but looks aren't everything.
And this may sound like a really dumb question, but if I were to take a train to baltimore from New York City, would that be the route that goes past Strasburg? I know that I know the answer to that question but Im having a brain fart.
Matt S

Erik Ledbetter · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:58 pm

Matt S wrote:

Hi,
I planned on going to the B&O museum for the NRHS convention a few years back but as we all know that didn't work out the way it was planned. Now that the museum is open again, I would like to finally see it. I see that they are planning a grand reopening Memorial weekend. Does anyone know any of the details of this event?

Not many details public yet, but watch this page:

http://www.borail.org/tickets/grandreopeningcelebration.asp

Matt S wrote:

Will they have any steam running?

I don't know, but I would think it's likely.

Matt S wrote:

What steam locomotives are currently operable there?

St. Elizabeth's No. 4, the Lafayette Norris 4-2-0 replica, and the William Mason 4-4-0 and the Tom Thumb replica are all more-or-less operable. The SEH 4 is Part 230 compliant, pretty sure the Lafayette is, not so sure about the Mason and the Thumb.

I can't guarantee that any or all are in operating condition right now or will be on Memorial Day.

Matt S wrote:

Is that tank engine in running condition, I saw pictures of it after the collapse and it didn't look too bad, but looks aren't everything.

I believe the damage was essentially cosmetic, and I assume it's been fixed, but (sorry to sound this refrain) I am not certain.

Matt S wrote:

if I were to take a train to baltimore from New York City, would that be the route that goes past Strasburg?

Nope, that's the ex-PRR Philadelphia-Harrisburg line; your train would stay on the Northeast Corridor at 30th Street Station instead of heading west to Harrisburg (well, actually at ZOO interlocking but whatever...)

Really as for the B&O, I'd say call 'em and ask and tell us what you learn. Try Kelly Flanagan, Phone: 410-752-2490 ext. 205, Email: kelly.flanagan@borail.org

Kevin Gillespie · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 6:26 pm

The St. Elizabeth's 0-4-0T was hit by a beam when the roof collapsed. She is a priority for the new restoration shop. She is probably not heavily damaged, but she cannot run until she has been thoroughly checked out. But be thankful. She was sitting on the track normally occupied by the William Mason. The Mason, which was in the car shop, would have been much more heavily damaged than the St. Elizabeth's engine.

Fortunately, the Tom Thumb and the Lafayette were in the section of the roundhouse where the roof held.