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Bill Haithcoat

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As we know, one of the the B&O Railroad Museum's roofs caved in under the weight of the snow the other day. Does anybody have any updated info on when it will be open again? I have not seen anything since the initial reports. Anybody else seen anything?
 
Here's what todays Trains NewsWire Had to say:

Timeline for B&O Railroad Museum repairs expected Wednesday
BALTIMORE – Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum officials will hold a news conference on Wednesday to announce a projected timeline for restoration of the iron roof over the museum’s roundhouse, which collapsed under the weight of snow and wind during the Presidents’ Day storm Feb. 17.

The museum announced Friday that it has cancelled this summer's Fair of the Iron Horse 175, Festival of Trains. The event was scheduled to take place in Baltimore June 28 through July 3. The decision came after two weeks of assessing damage to the museum’s roundhouse.

A spokeswoman with the B&O Railroad Museum said it would take up to a year to the repair all of the damage from the roof collapse. The museum’s insurance policy covers the building, but not the collection inside. The museum plans a major fundraising effort to restore the damaged items from its collection. For more information on the museum’s restoration, visit www.borail.org.
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Thanks, Viewliner, for the continued update. Hope B51 still gets to at least see something of it....even though the Fair itself is canceleld , perhaps some of it will be re-opened by then. Guess we will know more after the news conference on Wednesday.
 
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