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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 12:18:52 2014 It's always nice when you can hijack an otherwise non-railfan group to do railfan things. I had one such opportunity in June when a bunch of friends were attending a conference in the Baltimore area and I convinced them to take a trip to the B&O Museum. I had last been to the B&O Museum way back in 2006 and it was high time for a refresher. As I expected not much had changed, but on the other hand my camera was two generations newer so I could photograph things again for the first time.You can find the B&O Museum pics here along with a bunch from the Baltimore Zoo. Out in the parking lot GP40 #3684 had been restored to its original B&O livery.  Although I wasn't too pleased that this B&O RDC was ripping off the trademark name of South Jersey's own transit system.  The "Tomb Thumb" engine might be a replica built in 1927, but this "Grasshopper" type is an authentic 1832 steam locomotive. I think that predates interchangeable parts!  I'm not here to give a history lesson on what each of the stuff display pieces in the B&O round house are, but I do know that around 2003 the museum suffered a roof collapse due to wet snow which severely damaged a number of the historic steam engines inside. Anyway the repair work was so good that I can't tell exactly which ones were affected, although I think it was some of these.    This restored Chessie painted GP38 was providing power to the excursion train in place of the MARC F-unit that was performing the duty back in 2006.  Still, MARC #7100 looked ready to take over if necessary.  The B&O Museum features one of the most powerful steam locomotives still in existence, C&O Allegheny #1604, whose class could generated nearly 7000hp.  C&O Pacific #440 is always a crowd pleaser.  Out in the field PRR GG-1 #4876 is still hanging in there as efforts to scrap the locomotive have changed to preservation. This was the locomotive that crashed into DC's Union Station in 1953.  I'll wrap things up with the Museum's signal collection out in the parking lot.  Tune in next time for the inaugural run of the DC Metro's Silver Line. |
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Posted by chud1 on Tue Nov 25 13:50:17 2014, in response to PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 12:18:52 2014. 5 drooling stars out of 5 drooling stars for these pictures.chud1. :).... |
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Posted by MR RT on Tue Nov 25 13:55:04 2014, in response to PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 12:18:52 2014. Did you ride the LRV (downtown light rail) ?Did you go to the Baltimore trolley museum ? OT: How about the USS Constellation, the sub, the light ship, the marine museum ? ... lots of stuff to do in Baltimore ! |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 14:10:17 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by MR RT on Tue Nov 25 13:55:04 2014. I go to the BSM enough so I didn't feel the need to press for it. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 14:10:35 2014, in response to Re: PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by MR RT on Tue Nov 25 13:55:04 2014. Yes, we did use the light rail. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Nov 25 14:11:01 2014, in response to PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 12:18:52 2014. very nice photos |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Nov 25 14:12:08 2014, in response to PHOTOS: B&O BASH, posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Nov 25 12:18:52 2014. Always nice to see images from the 'mother church' As to the "Speedliner marketing name, the B&O used that name from the first RDCs delivered. The car you saw was 1 of the 2 unique coach/diner/baggage units for the Philly (later Balto) to Pittsburgh "Daylight Speedliner". Good food while enjoying the Potomac Valley. |
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