GC&E No. 1 “Shay” | B&O Railroad Museum

The GC&E No. 1 “Shay” was one of the locomotives damaged by the Roundhouse roof collapse on Feb. 17, 2003.

Photos: B. Miller

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Historic Site

The B&O Railroad Museum’s 40-acre historic site, called Mt. Clare, is a National Historic Landmark and is the original site where the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad founded America’s first commercial railroad in 1827.

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Patrese T.

June 2021

I love that the museum is what remains of the old train yard and the number and variety of train cars is remarkable.