The B&O No. 147 “Thatcher Perkins” was one of nine locomotives heavily damaged by the Feb. 17, 2003 roof collapse.
The “Thatcher Perkins” was restored and renumbered to its original No. 147 in 2010.
Photos: B. Miller
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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