A Stanley Steamer on Display at the July 2nd Open House
Open House Events for 2022
APRIL 16th
The Easter Bunny once again made his annual visit to Midwest and greeted youngsters of all ages with treats and photo ops. Although the weather was un-seasonally cool with morning rain, enthusiastic visitors were treated to a full tour of the roundhouse and rail yard and presented with our past history as well as a look at where we are headed.
MOTHERS DAY, MAY 7th
After the morning rain stopped, the weather cleared nicely and although the yard was wet the open house and tours went on as scheduled. The attendance was somewhat less than anticipated, but those attending had a great time.
CLEVELAND HISTORY DAYS, June 26th and July 2nd
The two open houses held in conjunction with Cleveland History Days were well attended. Kit Whipple, author, entrepreneur and Cleveland Historian gave a presentation on both days and MRPS Historian Mike Kole presented visitors with photos and explanations about the history of the roundhouse and facilities. Visitors on the 26th were treated to a short train ride while visitors on the 2nd had the opportunity to see a fully operational Stanley Steamer that was driven to the event and on display for most of the afternoon.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH
11:00 AM through 4:00 PM
HALLOWEEN AT THE ROUNDHOUSE, October 29th
Times TBD
CHRISTMAS AT THE ROUNDHOUSE
Saturday November 26th and Saturday December 10th
Times TBD
Small group tours that were popular last Summer and Fall can still be reserved through Etix and can be made for family groups of up to 10 people of all ages. The tours begin in the Historic B&O Roundhouse and continue outside in the rail yard with the volunteer tour guide giving thorough backgrounds and histories of the many unique pieces of equipment that can be seen on our site. The tour ends back at the roundhouse where an update of the current in-house restoration projects are discussed in detail.
Tours can be reserved for Saturdays only from 11:00am until 3:45pm at 15 minute intervals.
Make plans now to join us for one of these tours. Click on the link.
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Reserve the day and time for your personal Family Group Tour here. Click on the Etix button below and then scroll to find the day you want and choose your time slot.