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OCTOBER 2012 at the B&O in Baltimore

Thrifty Tuesday

Tuesday, October 2

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Visitors receive half off regular admission rates the first Tuesday of every month at the B&O Railroad Museum! All aboard for the most important American railroad collection in the world!

Toddler Time

Wednesday, October 3

10:30 a.m.

Toddler Time is held at 10:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month through October. Children listen to a classic railroad story, create a craft, and take a kiddie train ride through Choo Choo Blueville – all included with paid admission. Recommended for ages 2-5. Please note that this event promptly begins on time.

The War Came By Train Lecture Series

General Benjamin F. Kelly and the Railroad Division

Speaker: Richard Wolfe

Saturday, October 6
12 Noon
Join Richard Wolfe for a lecture about General Benjamin F. Kelly, a pre-war employee of the B&O Railroad who was in charge of guarding the railroad in Western Maryland and West Virginia.

Train Ride to Mount Clare Museum House

Saturdays, October 6,13, 20, & 27 at 11:00 a.m.

Sundays, October 7, 14, 21, & 28 at 12:30 p.m.

With paid admission to the B&O Railroad Museum, you may purchase a train ride ticket to visit Mount Clare Museum House. Learn the story that connects these two great sites. Tickets for this trip are $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for children, and free for B&O members. Please note the Mount Clare Museum House has limited handicap accessibility and restroom facilities. The B&O Museum reserves the right to cancel or change train rides in the event of inclement weather, equipment malfunction, or special event days. Blackout dates & months: January 1, February, March, April 23 & 30, May 7, October 8, November 26, and December.

Railfest Steam Days Weekend

October 13 & 14
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Train rides behind an historic steam engine, the St. Elizabeth #4! See the only Civil War steam engine in America, the William Mason #25 operate along the first commercial mile of railroad track laid in America! Programs and demonstrations highlight steam power and celebrate the Museum's historic steam engine collection. Civil War encampment by the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry, Company E will be on hand to talk about the life of Union soldiers during the War and will conduct demonstrations and military drill. The Blacksmiths Guild of Central Maryland will demonstrate their unique skills and craftsmanship performing one of the most essential jobs necessary for the successful operation of early railroads. The Museum's Restoration Shop will be open for visitors too!

Toddler Time Halloween Celebration & Costume Parade

Wednesday, October 31
10:30 a.m.
Join us for the year’s last Toddler Time, featuring a classic railroad story and Halloween celebration. Children parade in costume around the Museum campus to collect special treats. Kiddie train ride too! All included with paid admission. Recommended for children between the ages of 2-5. Please note that this event promptly begins on time.

Civil War 150th Anniversary

The War Came By Train

Now – May 30, 2015

Monday-Saturday (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

Sunday (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)

The American Civil War was the first major conflict where railroads played a prominent role and the B&O was the major line that straddled a divided country. Between April 19, 1861 (The Baltimore Riot of 1861) and April 21, 1865 (Lincoln’s funeral train leaving Baltimore for Illinois), the B&O stood witness and participant in the greatest conflict the United States has ever faced and changed the course of American history. The War Came By Train serves as the B&O Railroad Museum’s primary attraction for the five year commemoration of the War’s sesquicentennial. The National Landmark Roundhouse will exhibit the largest assemblage of Civil War railroad equipment in the World featuring locomotives and rail cars that served during the war, significant military and personal artifacts that will change annually to portray each year of the war (some artifacts have never before been on public display), and a narrated, round trip train ride to the original site of Camp Carroll, the largest Union encampment in Baltimore. New exhibits added for 2012 include the Union Army's Railroad Brigade, hospital trains, and moving the wounded by rail and road.

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