B&O Museum Update: Roof Finished, New Loco

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:26 pm

1) The new roof of the B&O Museum Roundhouse is basically finished, down to the last windows and shingles. Yay!

2) A new arrival for the B&O Museum is currently sitting in a yard across town awaiting final delivery: an SW7 #1200, ex-Blue Mountain & Reading 1200, nee-Conrail/PC/NYC 8905; built 1950, retired from BM&R 2002. I've been told that the locomotive was sold to the B&O Museum by locomotive broker RMDI of Pittston, Pa. at a very, very reasonable price, to be used as an operable locomotive to haul excursions and other trains on the B&O Museum's "First Mile", presumably to reduce or eliminate wear and tear on the Museum's real-life artifacts (such as Pere Marquette SW1 11, B&O SW900 633, and B&O GP38-2 3802/CSX 9699). (Info on 1200 from RMDI representatives and online rosters.)

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Tim O · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:39 pm

> 2) A new arrival for the B&O Museum is
> currently sitting in a yard across town
> awaiting final delivery: an SW7 #1200,
> ex-Blue Mountain & Reading 1200,
> nee-Conrail/PC/NYC 8905; built 1950, retired
> from BM&R 2002.
With a varied heritage such as this one, which will be the livery it wears when in use? Also, with all the diesels in the B&O collection, are the ones mentioned the only operable units they have?

mustang746@mac.com

dave · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:23 pm

Rumor has it that Alexander D. Mitchell the 4th (aka Sandy) is getting married soon. Congrats to sandy!!! To celebrate we'll bring in the hagus on a reefer car at union station. It's museum business.

> 1) The new roof of the B&O Museum
> Roundhouse is basically finished, down to
> the last windows and shingles. Yay!

> 2) A new arrival for the B&O Museum is
> currently sitting in a yard across town
> awaiting final delivery: an SW7 #1200,
> ex-Blue Mountain & Reading 1200,
> nee-Conrail/PC/NYC 8905; built 1950, retired
> from BM&R 2002. I've been told that the
> locomotive was sold to the B&O Museum by
> locomotive broker RMDI of Pittston, Pa. at a
> very, very reasonable price, to be used as
> an operable locomotive to haul excursions
> and other trains on the B&O Museum's
> "First Mile", presumably to reduce
> or eliminate wear and tear on the Museum's
> real-life artifacts (such as Pere Marquette
> SW1 11, B&O SW900 633, and B&O
> GP38-2 3802/CSX 9699). (Info on 1200 from
> RMDI representatives and online rosters.)

Erik Ledbetter · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:51 pm

Also, with all the diesels in the
> B&O collection, are the ones mentioned
> the only operable units they have?

Diesels from the collection that have operated since 1991 include:

PM 11 SW-1
WM 236 F-7
B&O 633 SW-900
B&O 5605 GP-7
B&O 6607 passenger GP-9
B&O 6944 GP30
B&O 7402 SD-35
CSX 9699 (B&O 3802) GP-38 Trains "All-American Diesel"

At any given moment, several of these engines can be out of service for repairs or for restoration; the whole list is almost never in service simultaneously.

eledbetter@rypn.org

Tom Cornillie · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:35 pm

Hello all,

Was this also a former Peoria & Eastern unit - I seem to remember that from the old R&N roster -- but it may have been a different unit. The NYC kept several of its subsidiaries with independent corproate structures operations, and paint schemes/lettering - including the P&E. If so, this may be the last P&E diesel remaining.

Also, has any work been done on the new shop that would be constructed along the mainline?

altoonaroundhouse@umich.edu

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:33 pm

> Also, has any work been done on the new shop
> that would be constructed along the
> mainline?

Nothing of an apparent physical nature visible from "public" property--no walls going up, etc. Not to say fundraising, planning, etc. isn't ongoing........

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Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:38 pm

> Rumor has it that Alexander D. Mitchell the
> 4th (aka Sandy) is getting married soon.
> Congrats to sandy!!! To celebrate we'll
> bring in the hagus on a reefer car at union
> station. It's museum business.

And seeing as the wedding will be several states away (hint: two railroad brewpubs within 100 miles), I will note: What has this to do with rail preservation? >:-)
(PS: get the vegetarian haggis.)

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John Craft · **Posted:** Tue Jun 15, 2004 1:29 pm

Offer our condolences to the bride :)

Congratulations Sandy. When it's good it's very very good . . . and when it's bad it still beats the alternatives.

Please allow me to offer a little tongue-in-cheek advice at the link below . . .

JAC

> Rumor has it that Alexander D. Mitchell the
> 4th (aka Sandy) is getting married soon.

Advice for Sandy