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National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation, Baltimore, MD

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National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

Walk among historic locomotives and rail cars inside an 1884 roundhouse on the birthplace of American railroading.

901 W Pratt St · Baltimore, MD

About National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation

Formerly the B&O Railroad Museum, this Baltimore site holds about 250 pieces of rolling stock and the country's largest collection of 19th-century locomotives. The centerpiece is the 1884 roundhouse, its roof rebuilt after a 2003 snowstorm collapse, beside the 1851 Mount Clare Station. Regular passenger rail service in America began here in 1830, and you can buy a separate ticket for a short train ride on the museum's historic track.

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