The BO Railroad Museum unveiled its new name on Tuesday, rebranding as a destination for visitors to learn about the role of trains across the country and throughout history. Now known as the National Museum of Railroad History Innovation, the institution is “honoring our roots as the bir thplace of American railroading” and serving as a place where people can “discover the past, the present, and the possible,” according to the museum’s website. The museum also said its new Innovation Hall will open January 2027, teaching visitors about various innovations in railroading. It will be located on the top floor of the South Car Works building, where it will showcase interactive exhibits about present and future of railroading technology. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company first opened the museum in 1953, then known as the Baltimore Ohio Transportation Museum. It is located in the BO Railroad’s former Mount Clare Station and roundhouse in southwest Baltimore’s Mount Clare neighborhood. Mount Clare is considered the birthplace of American railroading because the nation’s first passenger railroad service embarked from Mount Clare to Ellicott Mills, now Ellicott City, in 1830. ...read more read less