Interesting, was this one that was damaged in the roof collapse and is returning from restoration or was it loaned out some where ?
I believe it was damaged when the roof collapsed. There were a number of engines damaged and I remember reading somewhere that this was one of them.
Neat! Having never been there I was a bit surprised at how the turntable was moved around. Very logical though.
Since the roof collapse they’ve been rebuilding and restoring a lot of the exhibits. Except for the cab roof, this one doesn’t appear to have been too badly damaged.
Funnily enough, there’s a guy on another board claiming she’s a 1927 replica, while other sources say she was built in 1869 and carried #305 until 1884, and was renumbered twice more after that… can’t both be true.
Thank you Ken 
Thanks Ken, cool video.
Are those first two axels blind drivers??
Dunno. The last time I saw that engine was about 15 years ago, before it was damaged.
Quote:From my time as a docent at the B&O, I can tell you that the Camelback is not a replica. However, like most old steam engines, it has been rebuilt several times. It ran at the 1927 Fair of the Iron Horse (B&O's Centenary,) and was probably re-boilered for that.
Funnily enough, there's a guy on another board claiming she's a 1927 replica, while other sources say she was built in 1869 and carried #305 until 1884, and was renumbered twice more after that...... can't both be true.
Quote:Certainly! Many B&O locos from that era have blind front drivers, relying on the pilot truck to keep things on the rails. The other old 4-6-0 in the Museum, "Thatcher Perkins", has a similar setup - flanges only on the last two drivers, and the working 4-4-0 "William Mason" also has blind front drivers. The B&O had quite a lot of tight curves, especially around the docks, dating from the early days as the first railroad, when they didn't know any better.
Are those first two axels blind drivers??
Incidentally - after the Fair of the Iron Horse, the locos (essentially the current collection of the B&O RR Museum,) were stored in a metal wharehouse on the fairground. In 1933 a hurricane blew the roof in - just like the snowfall that crushed the museum a few years ago. Several locos had cosmetic rebuilds then.
Quote:Yeah - manual (or should I saw "pedal", as your feet do the pushing.)
I was a bit surprised at how the turntable was moved around
Before the rebuild after the roof collapse, we used to do turntable demos fairly regularly. The girl from the shop could move it with a loco on it - it moves very easily, once you overcome the inertia. However, you will note the guy pushing as at the side. Very difficult for him to figure out where to stop it!