The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 18
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Columbian crosses the Potomac River from Maryland to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1949
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cornerstone is displayed at the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation under a painting depicting Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, at a groundbreaking ceremony on July 4, 1828.
Twelve and a half cent note issued by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in 1841.
Scenes of the B&O Railroad. Decorative title page for Ele Bowen, Rambles in the Path of the Steam-Horse, 1855
CSX Transportation, known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad company operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Operating about 21,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
…of the line began in 1828, and it operated as B&O from 1830 until 1987, when it was merged into the Chessie System. Its lines are today controlled by CSX Transportation (CSX). Founded to serve merchants from Baltimore who wanted to do business with settlers crossing the Appalachian Mountains, the railroad competed with…
CSX 660, a GE AC6000CW, westbound at Point of Rocks, Maryland
CSX Transportation Building in Jacksonville, Florida
A CSX Transportation EMD GP40-3 located in Knoxville