Dear Friends of the B&O Railroad Museum:

As stated in the February 6, 2004 Roundhouse Restoration Report , the Museum was faced with accessibility challenges for its visitors. Prior to the collapse, only twelve different locomotives and rolling stock in the Roundhouse were accessible to the public by way of wooden steps.

In order to make the collection accessible to the entire public, the Museum constructed two large outdoor exhibition platforms in the backyard. These train platforms will be accessible to the public by way of switchback ramps. Once on the platform, visitors will be able to view the collection pieces at eye level, looking into car windows or at certain times into the cars themselves.

The platforms will also serve the Museum's mission by sheltering and therefore preserving as many as 10 to 12 locomotives or cars at a time. Pieces of the collection will be rotated for different programming objectives. The train sheds will increase the Museum's public facilities as well as create an additional experience for the visitor.