The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad In West Virginia
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Author | : Bob Withers |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738552835 |
In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B&O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews headed for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B&O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, structures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities.
Author | : Bob Withers |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531633165 |
In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B&O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews headed for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B&O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, structures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities.
Author | : Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Public Relations Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John F. Stover |
Publisher | : Purdue University Press |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781557530660 |
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B & O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service.
Author | : Scott Allan West |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Grafton (W. Va.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bob Withers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-07-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781942294399 |
Noted railroad author and B&O historian Bob Withers does a great job telling this important part of the West Virginia Railroads story. This third volume of the series features the B&O that entered the state in the 1830's and grew with the development of the coal and lumber industries.
Author | : Eugene Weiser |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2013-01-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1300633050 |
The History of American Railroads series takes you through the trials and tribulations faced by the influential railroads that formed America. The first book in the series discusses the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from beginning until it was absorbed by the CSX railroad.
Author | : Willis H. Fowle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 1917* |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bob Withers |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2007-09-26 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1439619379 |
In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B&O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews headed for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B&O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, structures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities.