B&O Railroad Museum Museum

Address: 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21223, United States

Website: https://www.borail.org

Hours: Daily 10am-5pm (hours vary seasonally; check website)

Admission: Adults $22, children & seniors reduced; check website for current rates

The B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, interprets the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and preserves one of the largest collections of American railroad equipment. The site combines museum galleries with a historic rail yard and locomotive exhibits.

Exhibits include an extensive roster of locomotives and cars (more than 150 pieces), indoor displays in a 19th-century roundhouse, and outdoor exhibits in the Mount Clare yard. The museum also runs rotating exhibits and occasional demonstration or excursion events that showcase operational equipment.

The museum was established to preserve and interpret the legacy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, one of the earliest U.S. railroads chartered in 1827, and it is located on the original Mount Clare property that served as the B&O’s early terminal and workshops. The site preserves historic rail buildings alongside the collection.

The museum sits adjacent to Camden Station and near Oriole Park at Camden Yards in south Baltimore, within easy walking distance of downtown Baltimore’s Inner Harbor area.

• Collection size: Holds a large collection of full-size railroad equipment-more than 150 locomotives and pieces of rolling stock spanning steam, diesel and electric eras.
• Historic site: The museum occupies the original Mount Clare complex, the birthplace of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, allowing visitors to see equipment in a historic rail yard setting.

What to See#

• Mount Clare Roundhouse: A 19th-century brick roundhouse that serves as the main indoor exhibition space and displays many of the museum’s largest locomotives and rotating exhibits.
• Exhibit yard and Mount Clare station: The historic Mount Clare station and adjacent outdoor exhibit yard where full-size locomotives and rolling stock are displayed on multiple tracks.

The museum is in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor/Locust Point area, a short drive from I-95. From downtown Baltimore it’s a 10-15 minute taxi or Uber ride; the nearest light rail station is a moderate walk. Street parking and paid lots are available nearby.

• Arrive early (the museum opens at 10am) to see the exhibits in the morning light and to avoid the busiest hours for the engine yard.
• Don't miss the roundhouse - the 1884 roundhouse and turntable are the heart of the collection and give a sense of the scale of 19th-century railroading.
• Buy tickets online for special events and the popular cab rides; these sell out on holiday weekends.