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Steamtrains....question for Steamhead

Bob W._2
Bob W._2 Member Posts: 79
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of U.S. railroading will be held in B'mo this year, and that it will be the largest gathering of working steam yet. I assume much of this will be located around the Mt. Clare station. Question for Frank or anyone else: do you have the dates and any details? Boy would I love to see a working Mallet or articulated. Thanks.

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  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Is this it...

    http://www.baltimore.org/pages/calendar_bo.htm

    Found it on google.com by using 2003 steam railroad convention

    Looks interesting.

    ME

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,343
    It all started here

    and even though CSX (absorbed the B&O railroad) is based in Jacksonville, FL, they did the right thing and had the celebration in Baltimore.

    The B&O Museum is very close to Camden Yards, which gave its name to the place some of us still go to watch the Orioles lose again.

    Noel's old Coast Guard ship is now part of the Maritime Museum at the Inner Harbor- that would be an interesting side trip.

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  • Bob W._2
    Bob W._2 Member Posts: 79
    Unfortunately....

    the dates for the celebration are about the same time as our family rebellion back here in MN. I have been to the Mt. Clare museum a number of times. I'll have to ask my brother about that Coast Guard ship. He was stationed on the USS Glacier (ice breaker) and a buoy tender or some other ship out of Kodiak. All rough duty.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,656
    Trains show...

    Be sure and keep track of the doings on www.trains.com -- excellent web site, and lots on info the the 175th anniversary (and other steam railroading activity). I'm not sure yet whether the 3965 (UP's big beautiful Challenger) will be there; she's a 4-6-6-4 in perfect operating condition, and a legend...
    Br. Jamie, osb
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  • Bob W._2
    Bob W._2 Member Posts: 79
    Would hope that no. 3985 and no. 844 would both be there...

    along with a lot of other steamers. I think the N&W might have retired their J class Northern again due to operating costs and insurance. Wonder if their big "A", no. 1218, is still operational? Some group was also looking into restoring one of the huge C&O 2-6-6-6 Alleghanies some time back. Got to get to Bul'mer somehow.
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