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From The Morning-Call.
 
Bernie Wagenblast
 
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Railroad museum rolls back the past; exhibit tells tale of rail's role in  
the Civil War
 
Morning Call staff 
March 2, 2008 
 
 
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The _Ellicott  City_ 
(http://www.mcall.com/topic/us/maryland/howard-county/ellicott-city-PLGEO100100612040000.topic)  Railroad Station, the oldest 
surviving railroad station in America and  the original terminus of the first 13 miles 
of commercial railroad in the  country, will tell a special Civil War story 
through May 4.

''Civil War:  The Maryland Story, Retreat by Rail,'' focuses on the Battle of 
Monocacy which  was fought by Union forces and Jubal Early's Confederate 
Raiders near Frederick,  Md., in 1864.

Also in March, the nearby B&O Railroad Museum in  Baltimore will present a 
program celebrating and recognizing the role women  played in railroading. 
Educational programs will focus on how women filled  traditionally male-dominated 
jobs in the shops and track crews during both World  Wars.

The B&O Museum, at 901 W. Pratt St., is about 13 miles and a  30-minute drive 
from the Ellicott City Station.

The Ellicott City program  focuses on the ''Battle that Saved Washington.'' 
The Battle of Monocacy ended in  a Confederate victory that led to a chaotic 
Union retreat via the National Road  and the B&O Railroad's main line.

This desperate action served to  delay the Confederate forces and allowed 
critical troops time to reinforce the  nation's capital and save it from capture.

The Ellicott City Station,  administered by the B&O Railroad Museum is a full 
affiliate of the  Smithsonian Institution and also features the Main Depot 
building, constructed  in 1830-31; the freight house (1855) featuring a 40-foot 
HO-gauge model train  layout showing the original thirteen miles of commercial 
rail track stretching  from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; a replica of the 
first horse-drawn passenger  rail car (the Pioneer); and a 1927 ''I-5'' Caboose.

The special exhibit  features rare artifacts and images from the collection 
of noted Civil War author  and historian Daniel Carroll Toomey, the United 
States National Park Service,  Monocacy National Battlefield Park and the B&O 
Railroad Museum's  collection.

Exhibits show how divided loyalties and the burden of war  affected daily 
life in Ellicott's Mills, and how the Battle of Monocacy and  ensuing retreat by 
Union forces affected the region.

In addition to the  exhibits, there will be musket-firing demonstrations at 
noon and 2 p.m.  Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 4. 

The much  larger B&O Museum in Baltimore is home to the oldest, most 
comprehensive  collection of railroad artifacts in the Western Hemishere including 
many 18th  and 19th century engines and related equipment.

The site includes the  1851 Mt. Clare Station, the restored 1884 Baldwin 
Roundhouse and the first mile  of commercial railroad track in America. In the 
Roundhouse, visitors can climb  aboard a locomotive.

Beginning in April, the museum's All Aboard! train  ride season resumes Wedne
sdays through Sundays through December. The rides are  included in the 
admission price. 




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