This massive Santa Fe 2-10-4 'Texas' type was displayed in beautiful cosmetic condition. By the end of the visit I wished they had not advertised the opportunity to ring the bell, though

In haste I photographed the excellent captions on the exhibits as a way of recording the data

Baltimore & Ohio 'Camelback' 4-6-0 No. 173 is a real curiosity in the shed at the farther end of the museum. On the right one can just see the massive flank of a GG1 electric locomotive, unrestored and in Amtrak livery

Information board for No. 173

One could not quite resist the feeling that 173 had been the victim of a collision with a signal box

A row of antiques: on the extreme left the Reading Railroad inspection vehicle, then B&O No. 173, then C&NW No. 274, then B&A Marmora

A first view of Boston & Albany 4-4-0 No. 39 'Marmora', an elegant domeless-boilered 4-4-0 with a fine reputation but, alas, no tender

Marmora was rather squeezed up against the tender of C&NW 274

Boston & Albany 'Eddy Clock' 4-4-0 No. 39 next to its caption board. Note the absence of dome

View of Marmora's front end. Note the spoked bogie wheels - so many American locomotives have solid bogie wheels

Marmora's spacious cab catches the afternoon sunlight

Boston and Providence 4-4-0 Daniel Nason dates originally from 1858. It is an 'inside-connected' 4-4-0 with the cylinder block below the smokebox, a primitive bogie and a huge wood-burning stack

This view of Daniel Nason shows the inside-connected arrangement very clearly

The nose of Burlington Zephyr power/luggage car No. 9908 'Silver Charger'

three-quarter view of CBQ No. 9908 next to Eagle-Picher 2-10-0 No. 1621

Information plaque for CB&Q No. 9908

Chicago & Illinois Midland No. 551, a USRA standard light Mikado of a type used on many US railways, in fine cosmetic condition

This was a first view of Chicago & Northwestern 4-4-2 No. 1015, a rare survivor of the Atlantic type built by Alco in 1900

No. 1015's cab showing a clear need for some restoration. Wood was a key ingredient in many of these older locomotives' cabs and suffers after years out of doors

The trailing axle of the Atlantic carried the firebox and cab above it

In deep shadow, the bogie and driving wheels of the C&NW Atlantic

This slightly different angle shows more of the boiler fittings of the Atlantic

This was the nearest to a front view that I could take as the Atlantic was jammed alongside other vehicles. The front-end in the left foreground is an Italian electric locomotive

This low-angle view shows the cylinders of 1015, designed to allow for outside connecting rods but inside valve gear with piston valves