Rachele Miller Photo

One of my favorite places back home is the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. Standing among the massive engines and other pieces makes me feel so small. This rusty behemoth was sitting just outside the restoration shop, waiting for its turn to be brought back to its former beauty.

"The Museum’s modern Restoration Facility opened in 2005 in response to the tragic collapse of the 1884 Roundhouse roof in February 2003.

The roof collapse caused tons of snow, slate, iron, and wood to fall on some of the premier pieces in the collection. Cost estimates coupled with the ongoing need to maintain and restore our operating fleet of diesel, steam engines, and historic rolling stock, led us to invest in a restoration facility which houses two museum departments: Restoration and Railroad Operations.

The 27,000 square foot shop is equipped with modern and historic tools and equipment. It contains 4 repair and maintenance tracks, a woodworking shop, a metal shop, a locomotive inspection pit, and fully enclosed paint booth capable of handling equipment up to 100’ in length."

-( https://www.borail.org/explore-learn/collections/restoration-shop/ )

Rusty Behemoth
B&O Railroad Museum
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

I found this beautiful moth right outside my front door, and I immediately ran back inside to get my camera. As one does.

"Automeris belti is a moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found from Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

The wingspan is 95–100 mm." -( https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/256349-Automeris-belti )

Automeris belti
Austin, Texas, USA
September 2022