B&O Steam Days and a Cab Ride on the William Mason (in HD)

On a calm, nice October 13, 2012, Big Jim Video Productions visited the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, in Baltimore, MD for their annual Steam Days event. Running this day were #25, 4-4-0 "William Mason", the oldest steam locomotive currently operating in the United States, and the St. Elizabeth #4, an 0-4-0 tank engine. The St. Elizabeth pulled hourly trains from the museum down to the Civil War encampment site, where the William Mason was running back and forth along a display track. To make this day even more special, I won a contest online to be able to get a cab ride in the William Mason - the only operating Civil War-era steam engine in the country. Enjoy this rare footage from inside the cab of the Mason, and enjoy the video!