Brunswick Railroad Museum
Encyclopedia
The Brunswick Railroad Museum is a railroad museum
in Brunswick, Maryland
.
, using the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
's effect on Brunswick as an example.
model railroad layout depicting the B&O Railroad's Metropolitan line (the MET) from Washington, DC to Brunswick, Maryland, in the late 1950s, as well as showing the Brunswick classification yard
s, which were completed in 1907 and measured 5 miles (8 km) long, claimed by the railroad to be the largest and most modern in the nation to serve only one railroad company at that time.
The first floor of the museum houses a children's exhibit and the National Park Service
Brunswick Visitor Center for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
s (rolling stock) are owned, but the layout displays many types of equipment that were used. The museum is located less than a block from the Brunswick Line
MARC
commuter line and four tracks of CSX mainline.
Railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives , railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.See List of railway museums...
in Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,870 at the 2010 census.- History :The area now known as Brunswick was originally home to the Susquehanna Indians. In 1728 the first settlement was built, and the region became known as Eel Town, because the...
.
Museum focus
The museum demonstrates the effect of railroads on society in a company townCompany town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
, using the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
's effect on Brunswick as an example.
Exhibits
It is housed in a 100-year-old, 3-story brick building, with the second floor composed of community and railroad themed historic exhibits, and the whole third floor an HO scaleHO scale
HO or H0 is the most popular scale of model railway in the world.According to the NMRA standard S-1.2 predominantly used in North America, in HO scale, represents 1 real foot ; this ratio works out to about 1:87.1. According to the MOROP standard NEM 010 predominantly used in Europe, the scale is...
model railroad layout depicting the B&O Railroad's Metropolitan line (the MET) from Washington, DC to Brunswick, Maryland, in the late 1950s, as well as showing the Brunswick classification yard
Classification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
s, which were completed in 1907 and measured 5 miles (8 km) long, claimed by the railroad to be the largest and most modern in the nation to serve only one railroad company at that time.
The first floor of the museum houses a children's exhibit and the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
Brunswick Visitor Center for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President Dwight D...
Locomotives/rolling stock
No actual railroad carRailroad car
A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives...
s (rolling stock) are owned, but the layout displays many types of equipment that were used. The museum is located less than a block from the Brunswick Line
Brunswick Line
The Brunswick Line is a MARC commuter rail line consisting of a main line running from Washington D.C. to Martinsburg, West Virginia and a branch line from just south of Point-of-Rocks station to Frederick, Maryland. The service is operated under contract by CSX Transportation, but is administered...
MARC
MARC Train
MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...
commuter line and four tracks of CSX mainline.