Through a combination of exhibits, displays, tours, video and photographic presentations, archive materials and, of course, streetcar rides on authentic Baltimore streetcars (as well as streetcars from various other cities including Philadelphia and soon Newark, NJ), the museum gives visitors a compelling sense of how previous generations traveled throughout the growing metropolis of Baltimore and cities in general. The important role played by the growth of the street railway system and its direct impact on the growth of the city as a whole is also a focal point of our museum. A permanent collection of Baltimore street railway vehicles and artifacts represents one of the most comprehensive histories of an American city’s transportation past to be found anywhere.
“There are many civic treasures we take for granted in Baltimore, one of which is the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, whose collection of vintage streetcars can be seen Sunday afternoons swaying down its Falls Road track with clanging bells and happy riders.”
