The History of the Baltimore and Ohio: America's First Railroad

128 Pages Indexed. blue Endpapers. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier chartered in the U.S. and the first to construct tracks specifically for the purpose of transporting passengers and freight. Endowed with an enviable list firsts, the story of the B&O is emblematic of all that is revered in American railroading. When the B&O merged with the Chesepeake & Ohio and the Western Maryland railroads on 4 February 1963, yet another dramatic chapter of the quintessentially American story was begun. The history of this great railroad is a national treasure land monument to the growth of the nation itself. Truly, the B&O grew up with the United States --- from the first stone laid for the railroad on 4 Juy 1828 to B&O's and the nations coming of age in the 20th century. And, just as American braces itself afresh to face the problems of a new, bold century, the B&O, too, lives on --- as a vital componenet of todays's CSX Corporation, one fo the healthiest and most forward-looking transport and communications organzations in the world today. Includes 50 collor illustrations. Contents in 12 Chapters: America's First Railroad, Tracks to the Ohio, Cincinnati and St Louis, The Civil War Years, Expansion and a Troubled Economy, The Turn of lthe Century, The Willard Administration, The Fair of the Iron Horse, The Great Depression B&O Locomotives Up to Dieselization, World War II and After, and The B7O, The C&O, and the CSX Corporation. Large book that may incur additional shipping charges to some locations.…