The B&O Railroad Museum has a lot more on display outside the main roundhouse building. A lot of the museum's "stock" is kept outside, because who has room for all those cars?
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| B&O Roundhouse obscured by train cars |
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| A flatbed and caboose |
Railway workers can join the Brotherhood's Relief and Compensation Fund, which has provided job income protection for over 100 years. A statue is dedicated to the fund.
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| BRCF Memorial |
The outdoors also has some platforms as found in typical train stations. Platform 1 has cars with exhibits.
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| Going to Platform 1 |
One car has a model railroad inside. The model mimics Baltimore and the original route of the first track which went from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills, thirteen miles to the west.
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| Baltimore in miniature |
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| Shipping in the harbor |
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| Countryside farms |
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| Pumpkin farm! |
Another display is a refrigerated car that has information about keeping freight cool.
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| A slogan for the car |
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| The other side of the refrigerator car |
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| Inside the car |
One interesting story in the refrigerator car dates to the American Civil War. The Confederates had invaded Maryland and one scouting party came upon a farm where ice cream was being loaded for shipping to Baltimore. The rebels seized a ten-gallon container of ice cream. They ate the ice cream, a first time experience for some of them. Due to their unfamiliarity, they used their hats as bowls. Whoops.
Another display shows how bananas are shipped.
The car across the platform contains displays of various china used on restaurant cars. The collections are impressive.
The favorite spot for our children was a caboose. The caboose shows how the rail workers lived on long trips.
Another engine has a dynamometer which is used to measure the power of the locomotive.
The car also has a small exhibit on trains used in World War II, including the bunks for soldiers.
Another major building on the grounds is North Car Shop. Workers built and repaired passenger cars in this building. Now it displays more engines and cars.
Some of the engines are accessible to visitors, as in the roundhouse.
Outside is another miniature train display. This set is G-scale and includes some Thomas the Tank Engine cars.
Back in the parking lot, we tried to find the Mr. Lincoln's Railroad - "AND THE WAR CAME" geocache but were unsuccessful. We bought a year-long membership, so we may try again if we come for a special event or to ride the mile-long route. That train wasn't running because we visited on a Monday, not the weekend.
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| 18-step plan for banana delivery |
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| Model of a refrigerator car |
The car across the platform contains displays of various china used on restaurant cars. The collections are impressive.
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| Train china |
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| Those rebels should have stolen some ice cream shells |
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| A bigger set |
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| How it looks on a table |
The favorite spot for our children was a caboose. The caboose shows how the rail workers lived on long trips.
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| Hanging out in the caboose |
Another engine has a dynamometer which is used to measure the power of the locomotive.
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| Dynamometer |
The car also has a small exhibit on trains used in World War II, including the bunks for soldiers.
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| Sleeping conditions |
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| Pictures of trains supporting the war |
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| Women at war! |
Another major building on the grounds is North Car Shop. Workers built and repaired passenger cars in this building. Now it displays more engines and cars.
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| North Car Shop |
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| An impressive engine |
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| A luggage cart that's actually a cart! |
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| Engine repair |
Some of the engines are accessible to visitors, as in the roundhouse.
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| What happens if I touch the red button?!? |
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| Barely-labeled controls |
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| Engine No. 377 |
Outside is another miniature train display. This set is G-scale and includes some Thomas the Tank Engine cars.
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| Outdoor display |
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| More of the display |
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| Multi-layer operations |
Back in the parking lot, we tried to find the Mr. Lincoln's Railroad - "AND THE WAR CAME" geocache but were unsuccessful. We bought a year-long membership, so we may try again if we come for a special event or to ride the mile-long route. That train wasn't running because we visited on a Monday, not the weekend.
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| Mr. Lincoln's engine, surely? |
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