B&O Railroad Museum - Exhibits

Exhibits

The museum's holdings and include both originals and replicas, some of which were built by the B&O for its centennial "Fair of the Iron Horse" in 1927. Exhibits include:

  • Baltimore and Ohio 4-4-0 #25: The William Mason built in 1856, used in "The Great Locomotive Chase, and later the movie Wild Wild West.
  • Baltimore & Ohio 0-4-0 "Tom Thumb" replica
  • Baltimore & Ohio 0-4-0 #8 "John Henry"
  • Baltimore & Ohio 4-2-0 13 "Lafayette" replica
  • Cumberland Valley 2-2-2T 13 "Pioneer"
  • Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-0 305: (Built in 1869 at Mt. Clare, Mother Hubbard design based on Ross Winans' design. Previously #217.)
  • Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-0 147: (previously "Thatcher Perkins")
  • Baltimore & Ohio 0-8-0 57 "Memnon"
  • Baltimore & Ohio 0-4-0 #8 "John Henry"
  • Baltimore and Ohio 2-8-0 #545 A.J. Cromwell: built in 1888.
  • Baltimore and Ohio 2-6-0 #600: built at Mt. Clare in 1875, which won first prize at the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
  • St. Elizabeth's Hospital 0-4-0T #4: one of the last Porter steam engines built, made in 1950. Main power for steam days.
  • Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 4-6-4 #490: Streamlined. It was used in Everyone's Hero (2006).
  • Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-0 377
  • Clinchfield Railroad 4-6-0 #1
  • Baltimore & Ohio 4-6-2 5300 "President Washington"
  • Baltimore & Ohio 2-8-2 4500, USRA design
  • Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 2705
  • Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 1309, last steam engine built by Baldwin
  • Chesapeake and Ohio 2-6-6-6 #1604: One of two surviving "Allegheny"-class locomotives.
  • American Freedom Train 4-8-4 #1 (Reading 2101). One of three steam engines used on American's Bicentennial train of 1975-1976. Used on Chessie System Steam Specials in 1978-1979.
  • Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk River Shay #1
  • Central Railroad of New Jersey 4-4-2 592, a rare Camelback type
  • Potomac Electric Company (PEPCO) Fireless 0-4-0 #1


  • Pere Marquette SW1 11
  • Central Railroad of New Jersey 1000: first commercially successful diesel
  • Baltimore & Ohio EA 51: first streamlined diesel built
  • Baltimore & Ohio RDC 1961 (operable)
  • Western Maryland BL2 81 and Slug 138T
  • Baltimore & Ohio GP40 3684
  • Baltimore & Ohio GP7 6607
  • Western Maryland RS3 195
  • Baltimore & Annapolis 70 tonner 50
  • Baltimore & Ohio (Octoraro) S1 #3
  • Canton Railroad Baldwin VO-1000 32
  • Baltimore & Ohio GP9 6405 (operable)
  • Chessie System GP38 3802: chosen by Trains Magazine as "All American Diesel". Operable
  • Baltimore & Ohio 10 (electric)
  • Pennsylvania Railroad #4876: GG1 electric, not currently on display, that crashed into Washington D.C.'s Union Station in 1953 in the Federal Express train wreck.
  • MARC F7A 7100 (cab car)
  • Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ("Ma & Pa") inspection car and Railway post office car (pictured).
  • B&O Royal Blue Line 1890s-era coach (pictured).

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