B&O Railroad Museum

The B&O Railroad Museum stands at the Mount Clare Station site and holds more than 250 pieces of rolling stock along with roughly 15,000 railway artifacts. The collection spreads across several indoor halls and outdoor display areas featuring steam locomotives, passenger cars, and freight wagons.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opened for service in 1827 as the first commercial rail line in the United States. This museum preserves equipment and records from that pioneering era and the decades that followed.

The station grounds display locomotives and carriages from different decades that visitors can walk among and examine up close. Families often spend time in the roundhouse studying the engineering details visible on each machine.

The museum opens every day and charges $20 admission for adults, $17 for seniors, and $12 for children aged 2 to 12. Most exhibition halls sit at ground level, making the displays reachable for wheelchair users.

During warmer months, the site runs train rides along a section of track measuring about one mile (1.6 kilometers) to demonstrate historical equipment in motion. These rides let visitors hear the sounds and feel the mechanics of old engines firsthand.

Location: Baltimore

Inception: 1884

Architects: Ephraim Francis Baldwin

Official opening: July 4, 1953

Architectural style: Georgian architecture

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Address: 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21223

Website: https://borail.org

GPS coordinates: 39.28540,-76.63240

Latest update: December 20, 2025 01:40