C&O "Allegheny type" No. 1604

C&O #1604 was built by Lima Locomotive Works in December of 1941. The railroad worked with Lima on the project in an effort to tackle its tough Allegheny M... (more)

B&O No. 8 "John Hancock"

The "John Hancock" was built in April of 1836 by Ross Winans and George Gillingham at the Mt. Clare shops. This was one of a series of enhance... (more)

Cumberland Valley Railroad's No. 13 "Pioneer"

The Pioneer was built in 1851, by the Union Works in South Boston, Massachusetts. It was purchased by the Cumberland Valley Rail Road and us... (more)

B&O's Mt. Clare Shop's 1927 "Lafayette" No. 13 Replica

The original "Lafayette" steam engine was built in 1837 by Norris Locomotive Works in Philadelphia but long ago ... (more)

The B&O Mt. Clare Roundhouse

An interior photograph of the B&O Railroad Museum's roundhouse featuring the newly acquired "more)

B&O's Mt. Clare Shop's 1836 "Andrew Jackson"/"Atlantic"

In 1832, Phineas Davis and Israel Gartner developed their first "Grasshopper" type locomotive, the No... (more)

B&O 1927 built "York" Replica
Side Profile

This locomotive is a replica of the 1831 "York," built in 1927 at B&O's own Mt. Clare Shop. The original locomotive was constructed in Pen... (more)

B&O 1927 built "York" Replica
3/4 View

This locomotive is a replica of the 1831 "York," built in 1927 at B&O's own Mt. Clare Shop. The original locomotive was constructed in Pennsylv... (more)

B&O Baldwin 4-6-2 No.5300, President Washington
A rare clear unobstructed view!

The No. 5300, "President Washington" was the first of 20 class P-7 Pacific-type locomotives built... (more)

Western Maryland Alco RS-3 No. 195

The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) began producing road switchers starting with the RS-1 in 1941. The RS series (Road Switchers) were similar to ALC... (more)

B&O EMD GP30 No. 6944

B&O #6944 sits idling ready to pull the Museum's excursion train on February 28th, 2016. So nice to see B&O equipment pulling the Museum's trains vs more modern MAR... (more)

"The American Freedom Train Eagle"

RDG #2101 toured the eastern portion of the United States as the "American Freedom Train" between April 1, 1975 to September 1976. ... (more)

"READING ALIBI"
FROM WWW.BORAIL.ORG In 1923, the Baldwin Locomotive Works built a class I-10a for the Reading Railroad. Originally numbered No. 2101, the locomotive had an oversized Wo... (more)

RDG #2101: "The American Freedom Train"
An amazing read - trust me!

The Baldwin Locomotive Works built a class I-10a for the Reading Railroad in 1921. Orig... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 4-6-0 #377

This "Ten Wheeler" was built in 1902 by Burnham, Williams & Co. (absorbed into the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909) for the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie Rai... (more)