B&O's Mt. Clare Shop's 1927 "Lafayette" No. 13 Replica

The original "Lafayette" steam engine was built in 1837 by Norris Locomotive Works in Philadelphia but long ago ... (more)

B&O's Mt. Clare Shop's 1836 "Andrew Jackson"/"Atlantic"

In 1832, Phineas Davis and Israel Gartner developed their first "Grasshopper" type locomotive, the No... (more)

B&O 1927 built "York" Replica
Side Profile

This locomotive is a replica of the 1831 "York," built in 1927 at B&O's own Mt. Clare Shop. The original locomotive was constructed in Pen... (more)

B&O 1927 built "York" Replica
3/4 View

This locomotive is a replica of the 1831 "York," built in 1927 at B&O's own Mt. Clare Shop. The original locomotive was constructed in Pennsylv... (more)

The evolution of steam power is on display at the Museum of Transportation. The 4-4-0 Daniel Nason (center) dates from 1858; DL&W Camelback 952 is from 1905; and Santa Fe 2-10-4 5011 is a Baldwin... (more)

Rio Grande No. 169, an 1883 Baldwin 4-6-0, is undergoing slow restoration inside the train pavilion at Cole Park in Alamosa. The tender is finished, and attention has turned to the locomotive its... (more)

Rio Grande 346 takes a spin on the turntable at Golden. The 1881 Consolidation currently appears as it did in the mid-1930s when leased to Colorado & Southern - the C&S Ridgway "Beartrap&quo... (more)

Boston & Albany 4-4-0 "Marmora" #39

This 4-4-0 American was built for passenger service in 1873 for the Boston & Albany, It is the sole surviving example of an "Eddy Clock" locomotive,... (more)

Boston & Providence Railroad 4-4-0 "Daniel Nason"
& Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 2-10-4 No. 5011

The oldest steam locomotive in the MOT collection and one of the oldest surviving lo... (more)

Virginia & Truckee 2-6-0 #20 "Tahoe" 

This 2-6-0 Mogul was built in 1875 by Baldwin in Philadelphia, PA for the V&T in Nevada. The engine originally burned wood but was converted to co... (more)

Mogul No. 9, seen here through the the frame of Woodward Iron 2-10-0 No. 41, was built by Baldwin in 1884 for the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific. In later years it ran on the Dardanelle ... (more)

Mogul No. 9 was built by Baldwin in 1884 for the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific. In later years it ran on the Dardanelle & Russellville, a short line in Arkansas. It was the primary loc... (more)

The old and the new at Mt Washington Cog Railway. At the base of the Mount Washington Cog Railway we see a line of passengers in the background awaiting a departure pushed by a new biodiese... (more)

These are the remains of the very first steam locomotive to operate in the United States: the Stourbridge Lion, built in 1828 by Foster, Rastrick & Company of Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England.... (more)

You've probably heard the tale of B&O's Tom Thumb racing a horse, but do you know where the story came from? The 1893 Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair that celebrated the 400th annivers... (more)