Evening Lantern Tours
Join us at the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum for a family-friendly evening of ghostly tales and stories of railroad legends, led by the light of an old oil lantern.
Jerry Jacobson and the Veteran’s Air Lift Command
Jerry Jacobson and the Veteran’s Airlift Command By Rich Melvin Rich, Nick Vogt, and Lauren Honeycutt are in Mansfield, Ohio, about to board Jerry’s aircraft for their flight to Gaithersburg. You can see the engagement ring on Lauren’s left hand. I had the honor to serve as the Ohio Central Railroad’s corporate pilot from January …
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Bobber Caboose – PC&Y 20
Bobber Caboose – PC&Y 20 Previous Next Bobber cabooses – see our CO&E 0100 page for an explanation of the name – made for a rough ride for crew members keeping watch from the rear of the train. This wood-sided bobber was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905 for use on its freight trains …
Founders Tour
Join us for an extended three-hour long guided tour of the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum designed to highlight the life and legacy of our Founder, Mr. Jerry Jacobson.
Tank Car – UTLX 88208
Tank Car – UTLX 88208 Previous Next Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum’s 11,000 gallon tank car was originally owned by Hercules Powder Company. Hercules was a well-known manufacturer of gunpowder. The company – began as a division of DuPont – employed a fleet of tank cars (supplemented by many others leased from Union Tank Lines …
Reading 0-4-0 “Camelback” No. 1187
Reading 0-4-0 “Camelback” No. 1187 Previous Next Railroads – like any well-run business – constantly seek to control costs and find more efficient methods to accomplish their goals. One of the more unique ways this concept manifested itself in the early days of steam railroading was the innovative “Camelback” locomotive design. The Philadelphia and Reading …
Heavyweight Coaches – CB&Q 6144 & 6148
Heavyweight Coaches – CB&Q 6144 & 6148 Previous Next As railroad travel gained popularity in the second half of the 19th century, railroads and passenger car builders sought to improve rider safety. Wooden railcars posed a fire threat in the event of a derailment due to the coal stoves used to heat them. Further, wooden …
Steel Caboose – WM 1880
Steel Caboose – WM 1880 Previous Next Built to provide safe, functional accommodations for crew members at the rear of freight trains, the caboose is a symbol of the Classic Era of American railroading. Train conductors used cabooses as their offices to fill out forms, organize switch lists and do other paperwork. Other caboose crew …
160 Ton Wreck Crane – P&LE X300505
160 Ton Wreck Crane – P&LE X300505 Previous Next Derailments, from the typically minor ones to the occasionally catastrophic incidents, disrupted the flow of trains along the railroad. If trains could not run, the railroad could not deliver goods and passengers, so companies staged wreck trains at most major terminals to be “on call” when …
CNR Lightweight Passenger Car Set
CNR Lightweight Passenger Car Set Previous Next By 1952, the Canadian National Railway needed to modernize its passenger trains. Older coaches, dining cars and sleeper cars were worn out after heavy use during World War II. The automobile and airliner were ever-growing threats to CNR’s passenger business. Finally, post-war sensibilities were increasing the expectations of …