My Trip to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD

So for the first part of my vacation this year, me and my travel companion Sarah decided to do spring break in Washington DC. However, on every trip I must have at least one day that is trains related so we took a short trip up the Amtrak to Baltimore for the B&O Railroad Museum. (There were steam trains at the Smithsonian as well. You can check those out here.)

The trains on display were situated in the roundhouse, beginning at the early years of steam, through the Civil War to the turn of the century.

1851 Wilmarth 2-2-2T "Pioneer"

Sometimes you come across something which is truly a gem. This was one of my favorite finds on this vacation. This train was actually damaged by fire when J.E.B. Stuart was on his famous cavalry raid of Pennsylvania in 1862. In Chambersburg, PA, Stuart set fire to the Cumberland Valley Railway's depot, machine shops, and the roundhouse where the Pioneer was stored. However, the train was only out of service for three months.

1848 New Castle Manufacturing 0-8-0 "Memnon"

In 1844, the B&O began using 0-8-0 type locomotives. One of the B&O's primary locomotive builders used this wheel arrangement because it produced maximum tractive effort by evenly distributing all of the locomotive's weight on its drivers. In 1848, the B&O purchased six 0-8-0 locomotives from outside manufacturers for its freight service. 

Magnets #'s 113-123

Spring Break vacation trip to Washington DC is a big time opportunity for more magnets!

#113 Museum of Modern Art
#114-115 Museum of American History
#116-117 Air and Space Museum
#118 National Postal Museum
#119 Vietnam Veterans Memorial
#120 Lincoln Memorial

Also made a day trip to Baltimore for the B&O Railroad Museum where I picked up #'s 121-123.

Be sure to check out the Refrigerator Magnet Challenge at the top!

Check it out on Facebook here.

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