BALTIMORE AND OHIO

Perhaps the oldest name in American railroading, the Baltimore and Ohio served 13 states in the northeast.  Begun as early as 1823 to link the city of Baltimore with the Ohio River, it was truly the first road to go somewhere.

There is quite a bit of material on the B & O, so this page will serve as the B & O home page.  Click on the thumb below for the area you may find of interest.

New Jersey                  Bethlehem, PA           

Philadelphia area       Wilmington to Baltimore

Baltimore, page one                Baltimore, page two

Baltimore to Washington              Old Mainline, Baltimore to    

and to Point of Rocks                                 Point of Rocks

Point of Rocks to Harpers Ferry   Harpers Ferry to Cumberland

Cumberland, MD                             Sand Patch Grade