Age of Steam Roundhouse Receives Chesapeake & Ohio 1308

Published: November 12, 2026

The Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio, said on November 4, 2026, that Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 2-6-6-2 No. 1308 has arrived. The locomotive was transferred from the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society in Huntington, West Virginia, and will be preserved in the museum’s 18-stall roundhouse.

Chesapeake and Ohio 2-6-6-2 1308 arriving at the Age of Steam Roundhouse November 3 2026

Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 #1308 arriving at the Age of Steam Roundhouse on November 3, 2026. Age of Steam photo.

A listing kept through the move

The museum said it accepted the locomotive and then planned the transfer. Moving an engine of this size presented logistical challenges. The historic designation added another layer of complexity. No. 1308 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The proposed move across state lines required coordination with the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Offices of Ohio and West Virginia so the locomotive could keep that listing.

The museum said the choice was to move the locomotive without the historic designation, or to work with the agencies and keep the listing. It chose the second path, citing the significance of No. 1308 and the decades of preservation work by the Collis P. Huntington society. After several months, the museum said, the agencies approved the move to Sugarcreek and the National Register listing was retained.

The museum says fewer than 30 articulated steam locomotives are believed to survive today. It calls No. 1308 the next-to-last steam locomotive Baldwin Locomotive Works built for use in the United States. With this arrival, the museum says, the collection now includes 25 steam locomotives. Further updates are on ageofsteamroundhouse.org and on the museum Facebook page.

What Railfan reported

Railfan & Railroad, in a report dated November 4, 2026, calls No. 1308 the museum’s 25th steam locomotive and its first articulated. The magazine says the museum acquired the engine last year, after the dissolution of the Collis P. Huntington society left the locomotive in need of a new home. It had stood at the society’s railroad park for more than six decades. The society kept up cosmetic work, and decades of outdoor display took a toll.

Railfan says Baldwin built No. 1308 in November 1949, one of an order of ten 2-6-6-2s, and that it hauled coal trains in West Virginia for most of its career. After less than a decade in service, it was donated to the Huntington society. The magazine says Age of Steam plans a cosmetic restoration for display in the 18-stall roundhouse. The other surviving Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2, No. 1309, operates at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.

Sources

Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum, “Chesapeake & Ohio No. 1308 Arrives at the Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum,” PRLog, Sugarcreek, Ohio, November 4, 2026, prlog.org/13181148. Arrival in Sugarcreek. Transfer from the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society in Huntington, West Virginia. Preservation in the 18-stall roundhouse. Logistical challenges, and a historic-designation review with the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Offices of Ohio and West Virginia. Approval after several months, with the National Register listing retained. Fewer than 30 articulated steam locomotives are believed to survive. Next-to-last Baldwin steam locomotive built for use in the United States. The collection now includes 25 steam locomotives. Website and Facebook page named above. Media contact Chad McKinney, cmckinney@ageofsteamroundhouse.org.
Nick Stewart, “Chesapeake & Ohio 1308 Arrives at Age of Steam,” Railfan & Railroad, November 4, 2026, railfan.com/chesapeake-ohio-1308-arrives-at-age-of-steam. The article page prints no dateline. The RailNews listing dates the headline November 4, 2026. First articulated, and the magazine wording of a 25th steam locomotive. Acquired last year after the society dissolution. More than six decades on display, with cosmetic work and an outdoor toll. Baldwin, November 1949, one of ten 2-6-6-2s. Coal trains in West Virginia. Donated after less than a decade. Cosmetic restoration planned for the 18-stall roundhouse. No. 1309 operates at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. The page credits a courtesy photo. That file was not saved for this draft.

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Age of Steam Roundhouse Receives Chesapeake & Ohio 1308

A listing kept through the move

What Railfan reported

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