GC&E No. 1 “Shay” - National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

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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The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation’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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