I brought my two young kids with me and they were more than entertained and engaged. Extremely friendly staff! Andy, who was in charge of the model train building, was very welcoming and knowledgeable in the history of the rail line. It’s a smaller museum in comparison to its big sister in Baltimore, but it contains just as much history and definitely holds its own.

We enjoy visiting the museum, but theres not much to hold the attention of kids who dont love trains. I enjoy the history that is shared. The train gardens over the holidays were basic, but fun to see (especially for little ones). We look forward to the caboose being restored, as that has been my kids favorite place in the museum.

The museum itself was pretty nice. It was better than I expected. The train garden there was really nice and very detailed. The biggest thing I didnt like was their lack of trains. Its definitely worth a visit but the B&O Museum in Baltimore is a whole lot better.

This free museum was surprisingly super fascinating and deserving of a visit. Also deserving of a donation. The tiny train set and real life caboose are fantastic. Its more than worth a visit. Lots of antique stereoscopes with 3d vintage photos. Loved it!

If like trains and American history, the B&O Station Museum in Ellicott City is a MUST see. Different programs throughout the year, PLUS the big Christmas model train display over the holidays. And afterwards you can spend the rest of the day exploring the shops and restaurants in town. A great way to spend a day!

The tour guide is the best and it was free entry

This place is really cool especially if you have kids. My daughter loves the place. We spent an hour in the caboose and probably another hour looking at the Lego train. It is not a huge place though so unless you have a two year old who doesnt mind doing the same thing over and over again dont plan on spending more that an hour or two there.

This is such a fun little historic museum. Ive enjoyed multiple visits. They host many events, my favorite being the Lego display around Christmas. Theres a real caboose you can walk inside and a cool model display of the town from Ellicott to the Baltimore station. Its a fun educational stop for the kids and the family. Definitely worth a look.

Thats a good experience I have here to know about how the railways worked in earlier generation. The setup of toy trains and miniature is awesome. The old train coach and ticket teller counter reminds you the old movies. You can wrap everything in 1 hr. Its just located at the bank of the floating patalalo river.

I had no idea this place existed. We met friends for lunch in Ellicott City and just happened on this small museum. Its free, but Id pay $10 for it. I think its the only intact 1800s era railway station left in the US. You can see the station masters quarters and the ladies waiting lounge (separate from the mens). Theres a telegraph that you can try out, a bell to ring on the platform and a large model train set. Fun for all!

Definitely worth the visit. I do not know when they will be open again (because of the flooding). There is also a model railroad here with a pretty good model of what Elliott City used to look like.

Fun little museum, learn something new every time I visit!

Spectacular museum with great exhibits for train lovers. Visiting during the holiday season is especially charming because of the holiday train gardens. Now that the museum has 100% free admission, I figure well be spending quite a bit more time exploring.

Super neat place! Tons of history! You can make it a day trip and explore Ellicott City

Small but very good museum. Great exhibits and a beautiful location. It is open again after the floods!

My son who is a little nutty about trains loved this place. It was nice to see the history of the city and the railroad.

The LEGO train display was fantastic. It’s a small museum, but the free admission got us in the door. Then we got to explore downtown Ellicott City too! My kids loved the chance to explore the train car as well.

Great little museum. Volunteers are friendly and knowledgeable. Have learned a lot about OEC and train station.

This is a great little museum! The first train station in the country and a ton of history about the founding of the B&O railroad. They also have an impressive model train layout in the Freight house.

Very cool old train station! Free and worth the tour!!

What a cute little stop. We just happened to check it out on the last day of the train holiday displays. Some great history to learn about inside. Quant little location.

Free admission and doesnt take long to go through.

Neat displays in the oldest surviving station in the country! Totally free, so no reason not to stop by if youre in EC and interested in history at all

This is the oldest standing train station in the US. It is a visit into history. Further, they have incredible Christmas train displays.

The museum is fairly small but provides an interesting look into the past. There are a few interactive exhibits but for the most part its very reading heavy. They have a large model train environment set up that has some narration built in which is neat. Theres also a caboose you can go inside and look around in. Its a cute museum that I imagine would be great for someone already interested in the topic. But I personally didnt come out with much more of an appreciation for the railroads than I had going in.

Great food but the staff does not take care of the customer properly

This is where MOOP hangs out lol

Great place to go with kids or by yourself. A lot of history about how it all started. Very interesting place. Had great time with grandsons. 1 old(16)1 Young(2). A lot of fun with both of them. If you love trains then check it out.

Took a group of 15 development delayed adults here y I day and had a GREAT time. Staff were excellent!

The first rail station in the U.S. The first train traveled from Baltimore to Ellicott (Mills) City. The station shows what life was like back then, the living quarters, the mail and telegraph office, the areas where train cars were worked on - its all here! And dont forget the holiday train garden coming in December!

Its not a super fancy museums, but for a person who is a buff for 1800s charm this is a fun little place to go through.

A wonderful museum. Thoroughly enjoyed the train sets.

Staff was very friendly and informative. The freight house model train was very well done with lots of details. Video playing had a lot of interesting information about the creation of the B&O as well as Ellicott City. Everything was clean and well kept. Would be nice if CSX had a schedule as its a great place to watch up close.

Thestaff is friendly and you cam take your time touring the station.

Interesting site. Very historic with articles from the Civil War. An interesting look at living in the nineteenth century.

Small but fun to see how the railroad and the workers at that time lived.

What a beautiful little museum! They have a walk through tour, souvenirs, and a traincar to walk through. Best of all, its free!

Neat little free museum. Worth taking a look at their exhibits.

The displays are well done and it was really cool to see.

Interesting information and adorable museum space.

Great place to visit. A real caboose you can go into plus lots of interesting exhibits. We spent about an hour here and thoroughly enjoyed it.

It was good for what it was. I was with a small group that wanted to go in. Trains arent really my thing, but if they are yours you should enjoy it. Its a pretty small place, so it wont take too much time to get through and admission was free.

There’s a couple cool trains set up here to check out. Was interesting learning about the first railroad station in America. The museum was just really small and insignificant.

For the love of god can you please update your online hours!!!!! Every time my son wants to come I check and then you are closed.

I stumbled on this museum by accident, but was really impressed. They have restored part of the building to what it looked like as a station Keepers residence and other parts as a terminal. It tells some great stories about the earliest railroads and how important they were to Everyday Life. Its great for kids and adults.

Train model of the first railway in America. Great for children and grownups.

Been here multiple times in past but first since Howard County Recreation and Parks took over and reopened on Oct 6. Yes its small but now its also free and there is a lot of information. They had the back room on the second floor closed off getting ready for the holiday train set up! Check it out in December as word on the street is it might be the last year for the LEGO train garden.

Great place to go back in time. Educational. Nice displays. Not quite as good since the county took over (instead of the B&O RR Museum in Baltimore)

Wonderful piece if history.

Most of Old Ellicott City has been devastated by flood waters but the B&O station survived. It is open and free to the public. If youve never been, do yourself a favor and visit. Its great for children, especially in late fall/early winter when their winter train garden is up.

Great model train layout

Fun little museum. Not a ton to see and do, but it has a model train of setup if the route from Baltimore to Ellicott City and kids can climb in a caboose. Its not a must see but can be a fun and free addition to a trip to main street.

Nicely set up museum covering important parts of American history (early RRs and ACW). Highly recommended, and the rest of the town is a delight as well!

A hidden gem in old Ellicott City... If you like history this is a must go to place.

Kids will love this place

I recommend going there for about an hour and thirty minutes because there is a lot of great sights to see there.

Great learning experience for all!

Great museum to learn about early railroading

If you are interested in Ellicott City and railroads, this is a quaint but very informative museum.

Very interesting tourist stop.

This is a great place around the hidays for kids. There were several model train layouts with two done in Legos exclusively. The others were G scale, N gauge, and O scale with a Thomas the Tank Engine theme complete with Thomas episodes running. Beyond all of that is the history of Marylands train station. Plenty of artifacts and displays to please the history buff and rail fan.The museum features an HO scale layout of the line from Baltimore to EC that is quite interesting and informative. Top off the visit with the caboose and wait for a real train to thunder by.The only drawback is that the museum caters a bit too much to children. The adult railfan will enjoy a visit but will need to navigate past the rather youth centered ambiance. The gift shop is mostly toys and trinkets for the tots. The railroad viewing is sonewhat limited be the fence and bench positions. Best viewing is up the tracks from the museum where you can get better angles as the trains swing by the station.

The model train model in the building by the caboose is really neat.

Great food & friendly staff.

This place is great! For $10 my 5 year old and I spent almost two hours looking at the model train displays (the Xmas-time Lego layout upstairs is simply amazing, and the display in the mechanicss shed is just as great), role-playing inside the old caboose, and watching two actual freight trains roll by. This a facility where you should bring your imagination, and an already acquired love of trains to fully engage with what is offered here. Its not even near the scale of the B&O in Baltimore City, but it doesnt pretend to.

Very nice lady and gentleman also told the story behind the scene kind history.Running morse code as it used to be a telegram office too! Must visit its free!!! Donate as per your wish!

Smaller train museum run by the howard county parks and rec. We like to bring my kid here and the go for lunch in old ellicott city. Our favorite parts are the train display and the caboose exhibit which are each a short walk outside. During the holidays they have a neat christmas train display.

Charming old station with interesting shops nearby. Small museum and a beautiful country drive from Baltimore.

First railway station in America. Great museum, free.

It is free and you can actually go inside a caboose! A well kept and interesting museum.

Good place to visit

Nice exhibits and friendly staff. But beware tall people, the doors are not made for us.

Absolutely adorable.

Beautiful small place.

It is a great small museum! Plus its FREE, cant beat that.

Historic railroad museum located in the heart of Downtown old Ellicott City. Great for families and free!

Nice little museum in a beautiful historic town. Worth a quick visit as it is a very important location in the history of railroads.

I love coming in the winter when they have holiday Lego train displays set up!

Nice place, but VERY small. Half price admission during the holidays is nice.

Very small, only a single rail car. Part of the Baltimore museum which is amazing and huge.

Fabulous look into history, and some very cool trains.

Cool, Free Train museum.

Love the Lego villages and trains.

Nice small museum with great rail history.

Pretty small museum but still very interesting.

I Loved It

Great location for kids, wonderful piece of local history

Small, but very much worth the visit. Fantastic model railroad of Baltimore to Ellicott City.

Taking a step back in history, pretty cool.

Awesome place to take the kids

Was closed when I got here. Looked interesting and the locals talked it up a bit.

Old beauiful place with fantastic Lego staff

Come down here all the time. Also if you go to harpers ferry station, you can play subway surfers jk dont

Neat place with lots of cool history.

Museum was very entertaining

What a great place to check out!

A small museum (compared to the partner in Baltimore) but it still has lots to see and plenty to learn.

Wonderful FREE museum.

Beautiful train museum.

A real piece of history

Cool place during Christmas