John Lewis, James Altobello, and I spent an enjoyable morning on 18 May, at the B&O Railroad Museum...  James had the presence of mind to bring both a camera and batteries for that camera, so we're fortunate to have some candid pics of the visit!  As you may notice, the museum was running railfan trips from the museum proper across the yard to, well, another part of the yard, using a little dockside 0-4-0 tank loco to haul it.  This was my first time ever on a steam train and I had no idea how much coal smelled!  

If you've never visited this museum, you're missing a lot!  The roundhouse has almost 20 locomotives of all types in it including a nice Class C (3 truck) Shay, a 1880 vintage 4-4-0 American, a Ten Theeler, a Consolidation, and many others.  The yard itself is full of locomotives - One Ten Wheeler looks to be pretty decrepit but the others, including an immense 2-6-6-6 (!) are in nice shape.  I finally learned how the water gets from the tender to the boiler on one of these beasts...  Admission runs about $8 (plus $4 if there are trains running and you want to ride...).  This, to me, was a bargain; my next visit will be with plenty of camera memory and plenty of batteries!

Anyway, click on any of the thumbnail pics below for full-sized versions.