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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

B&O Railroad Museum in 901 West Pratt Street is home to one of the most significant collections of railroad treasures in the world. It is a haven for locomotive enthusiasts with a sprawling collection of 250 pieces of railroad rolling stock, 15,000 artifacts, and 5,000 cubic feet of archival material. The museum also boasts four important 19th-century buildings – including the old Mount Clare Station and historic roundhouse and a mile of rail track, considered the most historic mile of railroad track in the country as it is recognized as the birthplace of American railroading. The young ones will surely enjoy a tour of this place with its wooden model train for children to climb on. The museum hosts an annual Day Out with Thomas event, complete with a non-powered Thomas the Tank Engine replica that the kids and kids at heart will surely enjoy. It will undoubtedly be a great way to celebrate your next family reunion or school trip.

Interesting Facts About the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
  • The most prominent feature of the museum is the roundhouse, which was originally built in 1884 to house the repair and maintenance shop for passenger cars.
  • The museum hosts an annual Day out with Thomas event every year, complete with the train’s excursion including a non-powered Thomas the Tank Engine replica. This event brings delight to the young patrons of the museum familiar to the character.
  • The museum houses the Smithsonian Model Train Collection which tells the story of design advancements of railway engines and rolling stock throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, consisting of  some of the most remarkable railroad scale models ever crafted.