Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum with the Chesapeake and Ohio Hudson

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum with the Chesapeake and Ohio Hudson #490 & Allegheny #1604
The B&O Railroad Museum is a museum and historic railway station exhibiting historic railroad equipment in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) company originally opened the museum on July 4, 1953, with the name of the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum. It has been called one of the most significant collections of railroad treasures in the world and has the largest collection of 19th-century locomotives in the U.S. The museum is located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Mount Clare Station and adjacent roundhouse, and retains 40 acres of the B&O's sprawling Mount Clare Shops site, which is where, in 1829, the B&O began America's first railroad and is the oldest railroad manufacturing complex in the United States.
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[@raywills4709]

Went there as a kid back in the 70's. Not much has changed. I do remember them having more layouts that were really cool.

[@giuseppearditi7963]

Veramente eccezionale le locomotive sono veramente bellissime con dei pezzi veramente di una certa epoca come pure i carri e carrozze di varie epoche la tua presentazione è stata veramente ottima grazie 😊😊😊😊

[@danielmkubacki]

Thanks for taking us with you. That Museum looks so fun! So many locomotives!

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Thanks for watching. Check out some of our other videos. Please and thanks

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Very nice, like

[@vettebecker1]

Would love to see the C&O Hudson on the rails again! Very sharp looking locomotive Imagine 490 with a consist of all stainless corrugated coaches!!

[@EngineerDaylight]

There was a matching consist when it was in service

[@hmsjr0154]

At one time the 490 was under consideration for restoration back to operation

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

That would be cool!

[@trainsofworld]

excellent video !! 490 is an eye-catching locomotive !

[@lyndonfoster1090]

Thank you so much. I'll probably never get there now at my age but it is great to see, especially the streamlined stuff. Thank you for your efforts ans videos.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Thanks so much for watching

[@cybertroniccustomz998]

Incredible just absolutely amazing never knew there was a hudson still in existence

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

It's beautiful

[@luislaplume8261]

It is the only one not scrapped from the other streamlined steam locomotives owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It was built circa 1947.

[@jamielavin1136]

Dear Matt, Thank you so damned much for a tour and a place I will never get to visit. The details of this video you made just gave me a visit shoulder to should’ve with you. When you said wow, I said wow! The focus you gave to this place is something I never had heard of! Just a top of the line tour I’m forever grateful to you, for bringing this to you tube. You are the best narrator, nay, an orator with a gift!

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Wow, thanks so much for your kind words. Appreciate you watching and for your support. If you would tell your rail friends to come watch and subscribe. Thanks so much

[@walteranderson5090]

Good video. Panning is smooth and narrative well done. C+O Allegheny, have one too. BigTrains.........Sweet

[@johncrump916]

WOW what an massive Collection of HO Scale Steam Locamovtive's & the HO Scale Deasial train's as well as the Big Steam Loamovite's

[@carlosmartingalindoperez4268]

Incredible video, thanks for sharing. Greetings from Mexicali Baja California México.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fxsrider]

Gorgeous!!

[@TheDodgeRamGuy]

Ill have to check that place out this Summer im in PA

[@charlesemerson6763]

A lucky building to survive after the roof collapse.

[@louGriggs1944]

Love this video Like you, I particularly like the Shay's, Climaxes and Heisler's. Peter Cooper was a very distant relative and it is nice to see the reproduction of his locomotive on display. Thanks for the video.

[@ggreg2258]

Didn't the roundhouse collapse a few years ago from snow weight? Visited about 10 years ago---an absolute must for the train enthusiast. Nice vid.

[@avgjoeavglife]

The round house's roof did collapse in the early 2000's i think.

[@hmsjr0154]

Yes is did it was on Presidents’ Day during a snow storm. I don’t recall the year it happened several civil war era passenger cars were destroyed. A few did survive it along with the civil war era steam locomotives. One of them had the cab damaged. The cab was restored. I think the museum was closed for a period of time during the roof restoration. The king and queen posts were replaced with structural steel members. The original structural members in the roof were made of cast iron or pig iron it might have been called. The night the roof collapsed it was reported that the fire alarm went off. Early the next morning a local news helicopter was above the site and took some still photographs of the damage. You can do an internet search to find a lot more information on the collapse and re-birth. Also lionel made a commemorative boxcar to help fund the restoration project. The boxcar was only available through the museum if I remember correctly.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

I believe so. Thanks for watching

[@tariel66]

kudos to George and Jamie in the Museum restoration shop

[@gratzmyers3242]

The preserved round roundhouse is my favorite thing! Thanks for sharing!

[@paulzeigler7616]

Very nice job of giving a quick tour of a great museum.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank you for the tour

[@pietjebell]

The have European Freight railcars in the museum ! Awesome video.

[@avgjoeavglife]

That was a gift from France.

[@kristoffermangila]

IIRC, it's the Merci wagon for Maryland.

[@oohwhop716]

Man I would love to see those trains

[@rogerlollar4325]

They should run the William Mason for the B&O bicentennial

[@plunkervillerr1529]

Marx guy here, OUTSTANDING!

[@Greatdome99]

Well done.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Thanks for watching

[@DUBMANS]

The sister to the 1604 is 1601 at the henry ford museum.

[@kristoffermangila]

Actually, the Allegheny is considered a botched job by Lima and the Allegheny's design team. The darn thing's overweight, caused a big brouhaha when the engineer's union found out. And the there was a disconnect between design team and client railroad (C&O), unlike the close collaboration between Alco and UP when they built the Big Boys.

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Awesome video, I love visiting that museum. My last visit was Fall 2022, I see they have moved some things around. The right side of the 490 tender leads me to believe it was fabricated from a passenger car, you can see where the windows would be. That EMC EA from 1937 is spectacular as diesels go. It was in the front part of the repair shop when i visited, next to the 490 Yellowbelly. The CRR of NJ Boxcab is cool too. My dad ran that X215 Big Hook when it was in Cumberland, but Junior Rice was the main operator. Thanks!

[@jetegtmeier71]

1604 WOW, that's as impressive as the Big Boy, or at least a Challenger !!! Great video. Thank you

[@thomasavensjr.2790]

Very impressive and attractive railroad museum, if I ever get a chance to visit this museum the 3 locomotives that I want to see in person are the B&O "Pacific" type president Washington #5300, C&O Hudson type #490 and the C&O Allegheny h8 type #1604. This was a great and enjoyable observation video of the equipment on display at the B&O railroad museum, the C&O Allegheny 1604 is a massive locomotive and is really impressive to observe while standing beside it.

[@robertomoltrasio1765]

THE 490 IS THE STAR OF THE MUSEUM!

[@trackandtrail1]

490 sure needs a restoration

[@yostification]

Very cool. Thank you.

[@raybame5816]

Thanks for this tour. The place is huge and great. I'm whl chr bound and appreciate the look/see of these places by guys like u so I can no if I can git around with my hardware. Seeing all the ramps, it looks like the B&O took the ADA seriously and I can see just about everything with room to spare. I'm now at 80 but I'm hoping to git there. Almost feel like I been there thru you. Thanks again.

[@Margiezilla2006]

It’s my girl Allison Allegheny 1604!🥰

[@esterribeirotrens.8456]

Boa noite! Inscrita no Canal! Like 👏👏🙋‍♀️ saudações do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@MrThecroatian]

Another cool museum, Matt. Have you ever been to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, OH? You should do a video from there.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Absolutely, trying to get up there. Thanks so much

[@arrowguy173]

On my bucket list. Been to St Louis twice and Union IL (both gigantic collections and a must see for anyone into transportation history) but I’ve always wanted to see the roundhouse and the many unique early steamers here.

[@wetcardie66]

if you ever get to Europe visit York railway museum (UK) or SNCF musee en Mulhouse France both have truly spectacular collections

[@MK-of7qw]

I do believe Alleghenies are even larger than the Big boy. If it they are damned close.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

That layout wasn’t there the last time I was…if I recall, that used to be the gift shop.

[@anthonyhunt701]

I agree on the Shay. When I see the one we have at the Illinois Railway Museum, I prefer the right side lol🚂

[@johnarnehansen9574]

I suggest giving these old locomotives they're deserved mechanical restoration they need!..

[@garryferrington811]

Maybe you can pay for it?

[@joenewstead4848]

Wait. Where is the B&O 4-6-2? It was usable beside the B&O 2-8-2. I wonder what happend to her

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Not sure, sorry. Thanks for watching

[@tibbers3755]

President Washington? Iirc it was getting restored as of recently

[@anthonyhunt701]

Plus the first EMC EA unit!❤️

[@EastonsRailHunting]

I wonder if those steam engines still run🤔

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Wouldn't that be awesome

[@elfeintwentyfives1620]

there was a h o layout which employees of balitome rail works had put toghether over 50 years but it was thrown away destroyed in 2004/5

[@garryferrington811]

I always wanted to go there, never did. The oldest and greatest repository of American railroad history.

[@cm-ek4ci]

Didn’t the round house roofing fall in on part of the collation

[@maiyo8518]

I’ve been there many times and years when I was in Fairfax

[@johniacono3725]

What Happened to the CNJ 1000. Looks like some pieces are missing from the collection. Has the collection shrunk?

[@kristoffermangila]

I think the collection is still intact,; the last locomotive to leave Mount Claire is C&O 1309, which now runs at the #WesternMarylandScenicRailroad.

[@traderalex1]

where are the diesels?

[@outminded6622]

This man filmed this a day before the bridge got hit.

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Actually the day of. I was 33 minutes south of the bridge when it collapsed. The helicopter flying over at the beginning of this video was the news helicopter going to the collapse

[@gameoholic1994]

What company is the #4 tank engine next to the #490?

[@jetegtmeier71]

the Shay were built for steep mountain track wern't they ?? Ok I should have waited to write the post LOL

[@elfeintwentyfives1620]

btw a lot of locos are missing and i had not seen the presidential campaign rail car along with a sky blue steam stream liner sadly you did not get to take a ride on 1950s passanger train that you see in begining of your vid 16:38 also the turn table does not work any more due to the shaft being cracked so those locos are there for ever. when i was there in 2004 they would show how it worked in 2007 they were not doing it because shaft on table is broken

[@andrewcoates3050]

I had a hol' up moment when you looked at the Hudson because I didn't see the valve gear which means either it's got Stephenson valve gear which is neat because I didn't know they were using Stephenson gear that late, or it means it's inside walscherts in which case, why would you do that?

[@Michael-eg3rs]

if only you went down there while 2101 was still on display. Its getting a cosmetic restoration right now

[@androidemulator6952]

That yellow "massive" steam engine - was that called the "Hiawatha" ??

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

The C&O Hudson ?

[@markmallia179]

Very nice 10:40

[@Wolfric_Rogers]

I read it as "Cheesecake"!

[@riahthreetimes]

haven’t been since 2015! not much has changed i see

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

would B&O 5300 would be steamed again and C&O 490 be steamed.

[@quinnwilson755]

24:40 I live in England so... yes.

[@normamcdonald1422]

People who saw the helicopter 👇

[@EncomHumanRecources]

I wish you showed more of that model at 2:20 that thing is really interesting and it annoys me that all you do is get a still shot of it

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Sorry to annoy you. We were on a time restraint. Apologies

[@hmsjr0154]

Not spindle. It’s called a drive shaft

[@RailfanDepotCincinnati]

Sorry, I mis speak sometimes when taking film. I sometimes think, should i even say anything? But I don't want to just film and people just hear me breath the whole time, lol

[@hmsjr0154]

@@RailfanDepotCincinnati No problem I enjoy watching your work. Keep it going

[@garryferrington811]

What film? This is video.

[@BabarKhan-zh9vh]

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[@robertoreyesjimenez7156]

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