BALTIMORE — A college lad spent his Christmas days off in the winter of 1937 working as extra help on the Camden Station platform near today’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards. What made an impression that ...
The B&O Railroad Museum is simply that iconic. But it is not only a Baltimore landmark, but an American, if not worldwide, railroading landmark. Yes, people travel to Baltimore to go there, or make it ...
A piece of Americana is being restored right here in Baltimore. The American Freedom Train locomotive is getting a cosmetic makeover at the B&O Railroad Musuem. The A.F.T. No. 1 was among three steam ...
BALTIMORE - "The Polar Express," the rich holiday tradition, is returning to the B&O Railroad Museum. The train ride will take visitors on a whimsical ride to the North Pole. "The Polar Express" at ...
BALTIMORE (WBAL) — During the country’s bicentennial celebration, the American Freedom Train made its way through the United States as a symbol of patriotism and national pride. Now, one of the ...
B&O Railroad Museum archivist Anna Kresmer poses with a copy of the Book of the Royal Blue, a monthly magazine published by B&O from the late 19th to early 20th century.Photo: Aaron Clamage In 1827, ...
The Domino Sugar Baltimore Refinery is donating a working locomotive from 1950, known as “Sweet Toot,” to the B&O Railroad Museum. For nearly three decades, Domino has used the tiny Plymouth engine to ...
In February 2003, a snowstorm sent the roof of Baltimore's B&O Railroad Museum Roundhouse crashing down, causing $30 million in damage. A stunned museum staff found the historic locomotives, exhibits, ...