BALTIMORE AND OHIO

This page will cover part of the Baltimore area.  The city of Baltimore can typically be described as a blue-collar working-class town
with plenty of industry.  The B&O had a web of sidings, branches and yards throughout the city.  Many are still in service today. 

We will start over on the east side of town, at Bayview Yard..

  In early CSX days, a pair of GP40's and an unpowered slug bring a transfer into the yard  on the east end of the city.

A set of CSX power on a trailer train being loaded along the docks.

Before we head through town I should note that Baltimore was home to number of small industrial roads and shortlines.

  Perhaps the most famous line was the Baltimore & Annapolis.  A former trolley line that ran freight
service up until its demise.  Their power included this GE 70 Ton unit, #50 at the B&O roundhouse.

    The Canton is another Baltimore shortline.

                        
Former BN unit            Former Conrail             Unknown Alco RS3

  At North Avenue, "NA" tower guarded....

  The beautiful station at Mt. Royal was (is?) at the north entrance of the tunnel under downtown Baltimore.

  Standing inside the entrance to the tunnel you can see the classic trainshed.  October 1980 photos.

  The more well known station is located on Howard Street in downtown.  Also called Camden Station.

    Some classic heavyweight observation cars under steam on December 29, 1974.

  The Western Maryland never owned any streamlined coaches, so I'll call this a fantasy 1:1 scale re-paint.  The car
was used in regular commuter service to Washington, D.C. at the time!!  May 19, 1974.

  These beauty's were painted in the full B&O classic blue and gray colors.

  While waiting for a Chessie Steam Special trip to Gettysburg, an eastbound with GP40 4246 heads toward the tunnel
and around the edge of the station.  My guess is that the first track along the wall is out of service.  May 22, 1977.

9559 remains in its early (original?) colors.  8-28-1976.

  SW-1 8410 sits out the weekend at one the many industrial areas in this city.

The engine terminal area, commonly known as the Riverside Terminal, is located at the foot of Light Street. 

      The RDC cars were used on the commuter trains to Washington.

       An early morning visit in 1974 netted these units, including a CNJ GP7.

  9103 sits next to the roundhouse.      A former PC RDC car on 12-29-74.

  Reading GP35 3647 also on 12-29-74.  Reading and CNJ units ran on through trains 681 and 682.

        All four of these were taken on May 19, 1974.

  5629 and 6606 in full Chessie colors on 8-28-1976.

      These three shots were taken on a bitterly cold February 7, 1977.

    This EMD switcher cow and calf set was regularly assigned here.  10-8-1978.

  Also present on this October 1978 day was the very rusted hulk of a former Reading T-1.

  By 1987, the old roundhouse was gone, replaced with this modern steel building.

  C&O GP30 3044 takes a spin on the new (!) turntable. June 6, 1987.

  Freshly painted veteran SW-1 8401

  Here is a very unique piece of equipment.  Baltimore featured alot of street trackage with sharp curves into the many
harborside industries.  To negotiate these curves, the B&O used this tractor.  Note the coupler, footboards and air horns!

Some early MARC commuter agency images from the early 1980's.

Some early CSX-era shots in and around the new Riverside Terminal area.

A visit to Baltimore would not be complete without a stop at the B & O Museum.  They have recovered nicely from the
devastating roof collapse a few years ago.

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