Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal (which served New York City) and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which would have connected Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. At first this railroad was located entirely in the state of Maryland with an original line from the port of Baltimore west to Sandy Hook. At this point to continue westward, it had to cross into Virginia (now West Virginia) over the Potomac River, adjacent to the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. From there it passed through Virginia from Harpers Ferry to a point just west of the junction of Patterson Creek and the North Branch Potomac River where it crossed back into Maryland to reach Cumberland. From there it was extended to the Ohio River at Wheeling and a few years later also to Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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| B&O Railroad Historical Society B&O Railroad Historical Society www.borhs.org - Web |
| B&O Railroad Photo Tours in and around Maryland B&O Railroad Photo Tours in and around Maryland www.trainweb.org/oldmainline/ - Web |
| B&O Railroad page on the Baltimore Collective B&O Railroad page on the Baltimore Collective baltoco.org/borailroad - Web |
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| Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum www.borail.org - Web |
| 1827 report 1827 report cdl.library.cornell.edu/.../moa-cgi?notisid=ABQ7578-0025-5 - Web |
| John W. Garrett Collection, 1850–1880 John W. Garrett Collection, 1850–1880 americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8171.htm - Web |
| The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Network The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Network www.borail.net - Web |
| Maryland Railroads as of 1850 Maryland Railroads as of 1850 oldrailhistory.com/.../index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=59 - Web |
| Virginia (and West Virginia) Railroads as of 1850 Virginia (and West Virginia) Railroads as of 1850 oldrailhistory.com/.../index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=72 - Web |
| List and Family Trees of North American Railroads List and Family Trees of North American Railroads laurent.aublette.free.fr/histo/bo_hist.html - Web |
| B&O Whistles, Whistle museum B&O Whistles, Whistle museum whistlemuseum.com/.../american-rail-road-mouth-whistles-and-more-astrauss.aspx - Web |
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| Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Station From Walnut S... Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Station From Walnut Street Wharf Schuylkill River, June 29, 1889 by D.J. Kennedy, Historical Society of Pennsylvania digitallibrary.hsp.org/.../3872 - Web |
