Welcome to the Brunswick Railroad Museum!
Located at 40 West Potomac Street, in the heart of historic Brunswick, Maryland, the Brunswick Railroad Museum preserves this community’s railroad heritage through dynamic presentations for railroad fans and history lovers of all ages.
Whether you’re here to hike the historic C&O Canal, paddle your kayak down the Potomac, cast a line from the shore, cycle to Harpers Ferry, setting up at the Brunswick Campground, or visiting our boutiques and antique shops, you’ll want to include a stop at the Brunswick Railroad Museum to learn more about this historic community. At the C&O Canal Visitors Center, housed on our first floor, you’ll find plenty of resources to help you plan your visit.
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Attention World War II Veterans!Join us on Saturday, June 27 for the WWII Memorial Bus Trip to Washington, DC.Free to veterans and their guests!Click here for more info… |
The model railroad on the 3rd floor has re-opened with new interactive features!
We’re installing an elevator, so the 2nd floor exhibits are closed until mid-summer. See the progress of the elevator project on our Flickr page.
New at The Museum Store… a full line of rolling stock for model railroad hobbyists including Walthers special orders at discounted prices! Plus full train sets for the beginner, toys, books, fine art and collectibles.
The Best of Brunswick Garden Tour
Saturday, June 13, 2009 …was a huge success - thanks to the generosity of our Best of Brunswick gardeners who opened their outdoor spaces to the public to raise nearly $500 for the museum! …more>
For over 30 years, the Museum has preserved the history of Brunswick. Known during the Civil War as Berlin, this small town along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was incorperated as Brunswick in 1890. That same year the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began construction of the 5 mile railyard that would reshape Brunswick into a company town with a population of over 5000!
The BRRM can be seen as two museums in one. On the second floor, the Museum’s exhibits tell the story of a town built by the B&O railroad at the turn of the 20th century and the people who lived here. Recreations of late Victorian rooms are the centerpiece complimented by exhibits that recall the lives of the railroaders and their families in the early 1900’s.
Upstairs on the third floor is our 1700 square foot HO Scale model railroad that depicts the B&O Metropolitan Subdivision beginning at the west end of Brunswick’s railyard and running eastward through Montgomery County communities all the way to Union Station in Washington D.C. The model railroad comes alive with many new interactive elements installed during the renovation of the layout in 2007.
We are proud to house the Brunswick Visitors Center for the National Park Service’s Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park. The history of the C&O canal is beautifully depicted in photographs and interactive elements. This area of the museum is free to the public.