diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/checkpoint.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/checkpoint.rs
index b2e0f9baa..bef97d2ed 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/checkpoint.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/checkpoint.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+use serde_derive::Serialize;
 use types::{BeaconBlock, BeaconState, Hash256};
 
 /// Represents some block and it's associated state. Generally, this will be used for tracking the
 /// head, justified head and finalized head.
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct CheckPoint {
     pub beacon_block: BeaconBlock,
     pub beacon_block_root: Hash256,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs
index 613534328..b2b031504 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/dump.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-use super::{BeaconChain, ClientDB, DBError, SlotClock};
-use serde_derive::Serialize;
-use types::{BeaconBlock, BeaconState, Hash256};
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
-pub struct SlotDump {
-    pub beacon_block: BeaconBlock,
-    pub beacon_block_root: Hash256,
-    pub beacon_state: BeaconState,
-    pub beacon_state_root: Hash256,
-}
+use super::{BeaconChain, CheckPoint, ClientDB, DBError, SlotClock};
+use types::Hash256;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Error {
+    /// There was an error reading from the database. This is an internal error.
     DBError(String),
+    /// There is a missing (or invalid) block in the database. This is an internal error.
     MissingBlock(Hash256),
 }
 
@@ -21,10 +14,14 @@ where
     T: ClientDB,
     U: SlotClock,
 {
-    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<SlotDump>, Error> {
+    /// Dumps the entire canonical chain, from the head to genesis to a vector for analysis.
+    ///
+    /// This could be a very expensive operation and should only be done in testing/analysis
+    /// activities.
+    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<CheckPoint>, Error> {
         let mut dump = vec![];
 
-        let mut last_slot = SlotDump {
+        let mut last_slot = CheckPoint {
             beacon_block: self.head().beacon_block.clone(),
             beacon_block_root: self.head().beacon_block_root,
             beacon_state: self.head().beacon_state.clone(),
@@ -37,8 +34,7 @@ where
             let beacon_block_root = last_slot.beacon_block.parent_root;
 
             if beacon_block_root == self.spec.zero_hash {
-                // Genesis has been reached.
-                break;
+                break; // Genesis has been reached.
             }
 
             let beacon_block = self
@@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ where
                 .get_deserialized(&beacon_state_root)?
                 .ok_or_else(|| Error::MissingBlock(beacon_state_root))?;
 
-            let slot = SlotDump {
+            let slot = CheckPoint {
                 beacon_block,
                 beacon_block_root,
                 beacon_state,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
index ddbb2732c..459e5c509 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ mod state;
 
 use self::attestation_targets::AttestationTargets;
 use self::block_graph::BlockGraph;
-use self::checkpoint::CheckPoint;
 use attestation_aggregator::AttestationAggregator;
 use db::{
     stores::{BeaconBlockStore, BeaconStateStore},
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use types::{BeaconState, ChainSpec, Hash256};
 
 pub use self::block_processing::Outcome as BlockProcessingOutcome;
+pub use self::checkpoint::CheckPoint;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum BeaconChainError {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/test_harness/src/harness.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/test_harness/src/harness.rs
index ce88395cb..f55fb7666 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/test_harness/src/harness.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/test_harness/src/harness.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::TestValidator;
-pub use beacon_chain::dump::{Error as DumpError, SlotDump};
 use beacon_chain::BeaconChain;
+pub use beacon_chain::{dump::Error as DumpError, CheckPoint};
 use db::{
     stores::{BeaconBlockStore, BeaconStateStore},
     MemoryDB,
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ impl BeaconChainHarness {
         debug!("Free attestations processed.");
     }
 
-    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<SlotDump>, DumpError> {
+    pub fn chain_dump(&self) -> Result<Vec<CheckPoint>, DumpError> {
         self.beacon_chain.chain_dump()
     }
 
-    pub fn dump_to_file(&self, filename: String, chain_dump: &Vec<SlotDump>) {
+    pub fn dump_to_file(&self, filename: String, chain_dump: &Vec<CheckPoint>) {
         let json = serde_json::to_string(chain_dump).unwrap();
         let mut file = File::create(filename).unwrap();
         file.write_all(json.as_bytes())