Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum Adds Rare Steam Locomotive

One of Ohio Amish Country’s favorite attractions is getting a new addition. Earlier this month, The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek added the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive No. 1308 to its collection.

Baldwin Locomotive Works built the locomotive in November 1949, and No. 1308 was one of ten articulated steam engines produced for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. These locomotives were designed to haul coal trains from privately owned coal-loading tipples to the railroad’s large assembly yard in Peach Creek, West Virginia.

The train was used for less than a decade before it was retired due to diesel-powered locomotives replacing steam-powered ones. After its retirement, it was donated to Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society where it sat at their outdoor train park for more than 60 years before it was relocated to Ohio. 

Less than 30 articulated steam engines are believed to survive today, making the addition of No. 1308 to the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum significant. The Tuscarawas County attraction features 24 additional steam locomotives as well as a 115-foot turntable and 18-stall brick roundhouse. The museum’s collection  also includes railroad cars, tools and machinery.

For more information, visit ageofsteamroundhouse.org.

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