B&O Railroad Museum reborn.(Brief Article) From: Railway Age | Date: November 1, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Early last year, the roof literally caved in on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum when a record-breaking snowstorm swept through Maryland, dumping three feet of snow onto the museum's signature building, the National Historic Landmark 1884 Baldwin Roundhouse. The snow's weight caused a partial roof collapse onto rare 19th and 20th Century rolling stock. "Majestic locomotives peeked through an enormous pile of slate, wood, and steel rubble," says Executive Director Courtney B. Wi...

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