Listed below are some of the highlights. Many are accessible via public transportation. Museums Historic Stations Train riding Train watching Museums Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum is a real jewel, located in Baltimore a few blocks west of Camden Station and the Camden Yards ballpark. The first common carrier railroad in the United States started here and ran to Ellicott City eight miles west in 1830. National Capital Trolley Museum houses a good collection of Washington and European streetcars.
Visitors can ride the classic cars over the museum's one mile of track.
D.C. Open weekends. Baltimore Streetcar Museum is another good collection of historic trolley equipment. The museum is located in central Baltimore, four blocks northwest of Penn Station. Smithsonian Museum of American History boasts Railroad Hall on its ground floor. Open weekends, plus some weekdays in summer.