Brunswick, MD
Photo by Photo: Andreas Praefcke, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
About Brunswick Railroad Museum
Inside the former Improved Order of Red Men lodge, just under a block from the Brunswick MARC station, a huge interactive HO‑scale model recreates the Baltimore & Ohio passenger line that ran from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Brunswick freight classification yards. The layout shows the late‑1950s Metropolitan line and the 5‑mile (8 km) yards, while surrounding exhibits present railroad equipment, photographs, Victorian costumes and local social‑history artifacts.
At a Glance
Verified daily- Type
- Railroad museum
- Location
- Brunswick, MD
- Rating
- 4.7 ★ 124 Google reviews
Upcoming Events
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Plan Your Visit
- Hours
- Monday: ClosedTuesday: ClosedWednesday: ClosedThursday: ClosedFriday: ClosedSaturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMSunday: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Find the Depot
The Trains
The centerpiece is a large interactive HO-scale model of the Baltimore & Ohio passenger line from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Brunswick classification yards, depicting the late-1950s Metropolitan line and the 5-mile yards.
History
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The Brunswick Railroad Museum opens its doors in 1966 as a nonprofit dedicated solely to railroading. In 1974 the organization acquires the former Improved Order of Red Men fraternal lodge—a three‑story brick building erected in 1904 and bought by the Fraternal Order of Eagles on June 1, 1936—to house its growing collections. The museum retains the lodge’s historic “wigwam” façade and later expands its mission to encompass the broader history of Brunswick, prompting a name change to Brunswick Heritage Museum in 2013. Its third‑floor exhibit features a HO‑scale model of the B&O Metropolitan line that includes the Brunswick classification yards, which, when completed in 1907, were the largest and most modern yards in the nation serving a single railroad.
Around the Depot
Three Maryland-area rail stops sit near the Brunswick Railroad Museum: Shepherdstown Station about 12 mi off, the Walkersville Southern Railroad roughly 19 mi away, and the Martinsburg Roundhouse about 20 mi out.
Shepherdstown StationTrain Ride·★ 4.5 (49)12 miView →
Walkersville Southern RailroadTrain Ride·★ 4.6 (540)19 miView →
Martinsburg RoundhouseMuseum·★ 4.6 (197)20 miView →
Hagerstown Roundhouse MuseumMuseum·★ 4.6 (184)24 miView →
Western Maryland Railway MuseumTrain Ride·★ 4.7 (34)30 miView →
National Capital Trolley MuseumTrain Ride·★ 4.7 (350)35 miView →Getting There & Staying Nearby
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