Maryland Train Rides
Maryland is served well by a variety of both freight and rail commuter lines. Amtrak services include the Acela, Regional, and Silver Service New York-Florida trains. CSX, which runs over former B&O routes, as well as Norfolk Southern and Maryland Midland transport freight consists over the states 700 plus mile routes. The B&O Railroad Museum includes an historic roundhouse. You can see an actual roundhouse in action as the century old #743 changes directions on the Maryland and Western RR. Cab rides are also avaliable on the W&M RR.
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BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE STREETCAR MUSEUM
Year round street car rides and museum.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD MUSEUM
The Baltimore & Ohio Museum is made up of several vintage buildings, including an 1884 domed roundhouse and turntable. Operable replicas of the 1831 Tom Thumb and the Lafayette are also on display. Known as the birthplace of American railroading, this diverse and historic collection of railroad artifacts and rolling stock focuses primarly on the B&O railroad. The engine that is believed to have pulled Lincoln's funneral train, the 1856 built 4-4-0 William Mason is also on display. Seasonal family activity area provides fun for the entire family. Climb aboard a wooden train play set, participate in a pump car demonstration or watch toy trains make their way through a G-scale garden layout. Museum normally offers excursion train rides Wednesday-Sunday, April through December. Directions.
BRUNSWICK
The BRRM can be seen as two museums in one. On the second floor, the Museum’s exhibits tell the story of a town built by the B&O railroad at the turn of the 20th century and the people who lived here. Recreations of late Victorian rooms are the centerpiece complimented by exhibits that recall the lives of the railroaders and their families in the early 1900’s.
The upstairs the third floor is a 1700 square foot HO Scale model railroad that depicts the B&O Metropolitan Subdivision beginning at the west end of Brunswick’s railyard and running eastward through Montgomery County communities all the way to Union Station in Washington D.C. The model railroad comes alive with many new interactive elements installed during the renovation of the layout in 2007.
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Housed in the original Chesapeake Beach Railway station, the museum houses photographs, artifacts and memorabilia from bothe the railroad and the resort. A parlor car is on display. Open daily May-September and on weekend the rest of the year. Directions.
The National Capital Trolley Museum is a collection of various cars that operate on a one-mile track. Exhibits feature street railway artifacts and photographs. Open year round. Directions.
Enjoy a scenic 32 mile excursion train ride through the mountains of western Maryland in restored coaches headed by #734, a 1906 2-8-0 Baldwin consolidation. This ever popular Western Maryland Scenic Railroad excursion train ride runs May through December. Murder Mystery and specialty train rides are also available. Locomotive cab rides and caboose rides are available for an extra fee. A 90 minute layover in Frostburg provides an excellent opportunity to watch #734 change directions on the turntable. Directions.
First terminus of the B&O RR. The Ellicott City Station was built in 1831. Exhibits include a replica horse drawn passenger rail car, the Pioneer and a 1927 caboose. Museum houses a 40 foot HO scale model railroad showing the original thirteen miles of commercial rail track stretching from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Directions.
The City of Gaithersburg's Community Museum is located in the restored 1884 B&O Railroad Station complex. The Museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors' interest and imagination in our City's history.
HAGERSTOWN
The Hagerstown Museum is filled with artifacts, photos, railroad art, model railroads, a library, a roster of Western Maryland employees, and a gift shop. There are trains for kids to run, and specials events include the Trains of Christmas and Railroad Heritage Days.
Collection of historical equipment includes the #132 Diesel-Electric Locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA in 1944, two Western Maryland cabooses built in the Western Maryland shops during the 1930’s, and Hagerstown & Frederick trolley #168 built in 1918. Directions.
The Walkersville Southern Railroad scenic train ride travels an eight-mile round trip excursion, lasting about 70 minutes, through the Maryland countryside. Passengers ride in a combination of an open-excursion cars, passenger coach and an caboose. A wide variety of special event trains are offered, including a murder mystery trains and santa trains. Museum includes an 1880's station. Directions.
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