Reports, reviews, and experiences at or about museums
This photo features the famous Union Pacific Big Boy 4012 which is currently on static display at Steamtown USA in Scranton, PA. 4012 is a 4884 steam locomotive, the most class of locos ever built. This engine was constructed at the ALCO factory in Schenectady in November of 1941. This …
This photo was taken in the late 1990s at the B & O Museum in Baltimore, MD. The locomotive is a Chesapeake & Ohio 2666 “Allegheny” steam loco. It weighs 389 tons and could run at 70 mph. This locomotive put out about 7500 horsepower. At the time the photo …
I pulled this photo out from the archives. This is one of the famous Ski Birds C-130 that is stationed at the Air Nation Guard base at Schenectady County Airport. You may have seen the Smithsonian Channel’s episode of Mighty Planes (this link goes to Paramount+) that featured the Ski …
This photo of the famous Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad #490 Hudson was taken at the B & O Museum in Baltimore back in 1989. The locomotive is an L-1 class 4-6-4 steamer. It was built by Alco, but not in the Schenectady shops. At the time of this writing, reports indicate that this marvelous machine has been indoors at the museum for a long time, thus preserving it for the future.
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