Below is the initial announcement regarding this railfan tragedy.  Please go to their website to read all the updates on this catastrophe.  They have recently added photos of some of the clean-up work that is in progress.  We hope for the best and extend our best wishes to them.  Please give them your support in any way you can.

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.

For further questions please contact:
Stefanie Fay
Director of Development & Sponsorship Programs
B&O Railroad Museum
901 West Pratt St.
main: 410-234-0674
e-mail: sfay@borail.org