The B&O No. 600 “J.C. Davis” was one of nine locomotives heavily damaged by the Roundhouse roof collapse on Feb. 17, 2003.

The “J.C. Davis” was the final steam engine damaged in the roof collapse to be restored, returning to the Roundhouse in 2015.

Photos: B. Miller & B&O Railroad Museum

Don’t miss our public tour:

“Rebuilding the Cathedral of American Railroading,” Feb. 17 & 20, 2023

Janet F.
Morgantown, WV

As you moved through the roundhouse it felt like you were following a cohesive storyline through the early history of the railroad.

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