
Youth: $10, Adults: $14, Seniors: $12
Slavery to Civil Rights: The African American Railroading Legacy
30 mins. | $5/person
Discover the enduring and rich legacy of African American railroaders, from the dark days of slavery and the Civil War, through segregation, and into the emergence of an African-American middle class and the civil rights movement.
History of Railroad Signals: Communications and Safety on the Rails
30 mins. | $5/person
Explore the evolution of sign and signal designs and technology since the dawn of American railroading through the present day.
Traveling Through Time: The Evolution of Passenger Rail Travel
30 mins. | $5/person
This guided tour focuses on the evolution of passengers service from its bumpy infancy to the golden age of legendary passenger service, like that found on the B&O.
Technology Changes: Innovations in Locomotive History
60 mins. | $8/person
This guided tour takes your group to the early days of “simple” steam locomotives through all the innovations that allowed trains and their cargo to go faster and more efficiently, and stop more safely. It includes the examination of the technology that improved the way trains were built and repaired and why the caboose disappeared.
Civil War: The War Came by Train
60 mins. | $8/person
Uncover the story behind the first time trains were used in warfare: the American Civil War. Learn just how critical a role they played in this defining moment in U.S. history.
Full Museum Tour: First, Last, Best, and Only of its Kind
90 mins. | $12/person
UThis guided comprehensive tour takes your group on a journey through the entire museum. As your group steps back in time, they will learn how the B&O Railroad Museum's collection is made up of some of the first, last, best, and only pieces of their kind in existence.
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