The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O Railroad), founded in 1827 in Maryland, was the first major railroad in the United States to carry both passengers and freight using steam-powered locomotives.
American history has always been made of the railway. It is a means of transportation and a source of economic growth, and of ...
The B&O Railroad Museum on Jan. 12 unveiled the restored American Freedom Train No. 1 (AFT No. 1) in honor of the 250th ...
American history has always been made of the railway. It is a means of transportation and a source of economic growth, and of ...
THE FIRST steam-powered passenger and freight railroad in the United States was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which began operating with horse drawn cars in 1830, and with steam locomotives in 1831 ...
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VOL I: Baltimore faces a crisis -- Organizing the Baltimore and Ohio -- The fourth of July, 1828 -- A great task is right ahead -- Getting down to hard work -- Traffic begins upon the new railroad -- ...
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E. Ray Lichty, a retired CSX executive who began a 40-year career on the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died of kidney failure Nov. 10 at Stella Maris Hospice. The Cockeysville resident was 88. Born ...