& O ▁Canal ) ▁by ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁and ▁W heel ing , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁on ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁Museum ▁Today , ▁the ▁El lic ott ▁City ▁Station ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁& ▁Ohio ▁El lic ott ▁City ▁Station ▁Museum . ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁B & O ▁Rail road ▁Museum ▁with ▁Howard ▁County ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Since ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁museum ▁has ▁been ▁managed ▁by ▁Howard ▁County ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁Rec re ation ▁& ▁Park s . ▁Ad mission ▁is ▁free , ▁with ▁fe es ▁for ▁some ▁special ▁events ▁and ▁t ours . ▁ ▁The ▁B & O ▁El lic ott ▁City ▁Station ▁Museum ▁includes : ▁ ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁fre ight ▁station ▁with ▁car ▁house , ▁later ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁passenger ▁station ▁and ▁now ▁out f itted ▁with ▁period ▁waiting ▁rooms , ▁a ▁ticket / te legraph ▁office , ▁and ▁office ▁and ▁living ▁qu arters ▁for ▁the ▁fre ight ▁agent ▁ ▁a ▁tur nt able , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁to ▁turn ▁engines ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁return ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁ ▁the ▁replacement ▁fre ight ▁station , ▁designed ▁by ▁E ph ra im ▁Francis ▁Bald win ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁ ▁a ▁cab o ose ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁An ▁HO - g au