For those who are not already aware, here is the B&O RR Museum's press
release in the aftermath of the roof collapse:
Monday, February 17, 2003
Early this morning Monday February 17, 2003 the
Iron Structure of
the 1884 Baldwin Roundhouse at the B&O Railroad
Museum
collapsed under the weight of the snow. We are
thankful that no one
was in the museum and we are working with the
Baltimore City Fire
Department and structural engineers to stabilize
the building. The
B&O Railroad Museum will be closed until further
notice while
we work with our team and engineer professionals to
assess the
damage as well as work to extricate the pieces of
the collection
contained in the Roundhouse. Upon further
evaluation it is our hope to
provide information about the museum reopening and
upcoming
special events.
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