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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street...

Survey number: HAER DE-12-C Building/structure dates: 1902-1908 Initial Construction

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, west of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, we...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HAER WV-42-B Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, west of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, we...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HAER WV-42-B Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Long Bridge, Keedysville, Washington County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Long Bridge, Keedysville, Washington County...

The B&O Railroad was authorized to abandon the bridge and the portion of the Hagerstown Branch on which the bridge was located in 1978. Significance: This bridge is one of the longest on the Baltimore and Ohio ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent...

Significance: When it opened in 1896, the Mount Royal Station was one of the best examples of the harmonious blending of engineering and aesthetic values in an urban environment. Sited at the north end of the ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Howard Street Tunnel, 1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Howard Street Tunnel, 1300 Mount Royal Aven...

Significance: The Baltimore Belt Railroad, chartered in 1888, built the Howard Street Tunnel. The seven-mile-long railroad connected the main branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad that extends westward wit... More

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Grand River Avenue, Novi, Oakland County, MI

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...

Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Grand River Avenue, Novi, Oakland County, MI

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...

Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Grand River Avenue, Novi, Oakland County, MI

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...

Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct, Great Cacapon, Morgan County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct, Great Cacapon, Morga...

Survey number: HAER WV-20 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station, U.S. Route 250 & Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station, U.S. Route 250 & Chesapeake & Ohio ...

Significance: Built in 1915 to serve the Edgehill School for Young Ladies, the Shadwell depot represents the typical small station of the C&O and other American railroads built at the turn of the century. Unpr... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 & 2, Between Gassaway & Sutton, Gassaway, Braxton County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 & 2, Between Gassaway & Sut...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rail Rolling Mill, Elm Street & Locust Alley, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rail Rolling Mill, Elm Street & Locust Alle...

Significance: With the inexhaustible supply of coal and the eventual juncture of the route to Pittsburgh with the mainline at Cumberland, the B & O though significant economics were available by producing rails... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rail Rolling Mill, Elm Street & Locust Alley, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rail Rolling Mill, Elm Street & Locust Alle...

Significance: With the inexhaustible supply of coal and the eventual juncture of the route to Pittsburgh with the mainline at Cumberland, the B & O though significant economics were available by producing rails... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Fairmont, Marion County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River...

Significance: The first all-metal bridge on the Fink plan, its detailing influenced the development of pin-connection in American bridges. Longest iron bridge in the United States in 1852. Survey number: HAER... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Fairmont, Marion County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River...

Significance: The first all-metal bridge on the Fink plan, its detailing influenced the development of pin-connection in American bridges. Longest iron bridge in the United States in 1852. Survey number: HAER... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Repair Shops, West Side of Tuscarora Creek Opposite East End of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Repair Shops, West Side of Tusc...

Significance: Since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company felt that the facilities at Sandy Hook, Maryland, were inadequate, in 1849, $35,000 was spent for construction of various structures at Martinsburg to... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Repair Shops, West Side of Tuscarora Creek Opposite East End of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Repair Shops, West Side of Tusc...

Significance: Since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company felt that the facilities at Sandy Hook, Maryland, were inadequate, in 1849, $35,000 was spent for construction of various structures at Martinsburg to... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks Station, Near State Route 28, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks Station, Near State Route 28...

Significance: The elaborate architecture of the Point of Rocks Railroad Station testifies to the significance of the railroad as the dominant institution in post- Civil War America, especially in small towns. ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, Elkridge, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, El...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, Elkridge, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, El...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg...

Significance: Completed in 1871, the Parkersburg Bridge was an important early work of Jacob Linville and incorporated several of his patented innovations. The original channel spans (approximately 348 feet) w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge, Ohio River, Parkersburg...

Significance: Completed in 1871, the Parkersburg Bridge was an important early work of Jacob Linville and incorporated several of his patented innovations. The original channel spans (approximately 348 feet) w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: West Roundhouse is a building in the former engine and machine shops complex erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shops date ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of Chicago River Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Chicago Terminal Railroad, South Branch of ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Carrollton Viaduct, Spanning Gwynn's Falls near Carroll Park, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Carrollton Viaduct, Spanning Gwynn's Falls ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Montgomery County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road,...

Significance: Located on the Metropolitan Line of the B & O Railroad, the Rockville passenger station has served the area's transportation needs continuously since its openings in 1873. A simple, well executed... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patux...

Significance: The Bollman Truss Bridge at Savage is the last of its type in the United States. The Bollman Truss is usually credited with being the first type of iron truss bridge used in large numbers on an A... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patux...

Significance: The Bollman Truss Bridge at Savage is the last of its type in the United States. The Bollman Truss is usually credited with being the first type of iron truss bridge used in large numbers on an A... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge, Benwood, Marshall County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge, Benwood, Marshall County, W...

Survey number: HAER WV-15 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge, Benwood, Marshall County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge, Benwood, Marshall County, W...

Survey number: HAER WV-15 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Z Tower, State Route 46, Keyser, Mineral County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Z Tower, State Route 46, Keyser, Mineral Co...

Survey number: HAER WV-91 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest corner of Pratt & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest c...

Significance: A unique structure, the Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop is undoubtedly the largest circular (actually 22-sided polygonal) industrial building in the world. It is commonly misidentified as a "round... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest corner of Pratt & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest c...

Significance: A unique structure, the Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop is undoubtedly the largest circular (actually 22-sided polygonal) industrial building in the world. It is commonly misidentified as a "round... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest corner of Pratt & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest c...

Significance: A unique structure, the Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop is undoubtedly the largest circular (actually 22-sided polygonal) industrial building in the world. It is commonly misidentified as a "round... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest corner of Pratt & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop, Southwest c...

Significance: A unique structure, the Mount Clare Passenger Car Shop is undoubtedly the largest circular (actually 22-sided polygonal) industrial building in the world. It is commonly misidentified as a "round... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouth...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouths of Arbuckle & Dunlop Circles, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Yards, East side New River, mouth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Queen City Hotel & Station, West Side of Park Street, Opposite Ann Street, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Queen City Hotel & Station, West Side of Pa...

Significance: The Queen City Hotel was one of five combination station-hotels built by the B & O during the 1870s. It was designed by Thomas N. Heskett of the railroad's road department, was Italianate in styl... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Queen City Hotel & Station, West Side of Park Street, Opposite Ann Street, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Queen City Hotel & Station, West Side of Pa...

Significance: The Queen City Hotel was one of five combination station-hotels built by the B & O during the 1870s. It was designed by Thomas N. Heskett of the railroad's road department, was Italianate in styl... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Depot, Northeast end of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Thurmond Depot, Northeast end of New River...

Significance: 1904 - Depot Built (opened 1905) to replace one-story frame despot that burned in 1903. 1914 - 15' east end extension built and interior repartitioned. 1931 - Steam heating system installed and ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Sykesville Station, West Side of Main Street, Sykesville, Carroll County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Sykesville Station, West Side of Main Stree...

Survey number: HAER MD-19 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Grafton, West Virginia, which was an early B&O hub

Overlooking what what were once bustling rail lines of the Baltimore &...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. To the right are the Willard Hotel, built in 1911 by the B&O, and the old B&O terminal. Rail traffic increased as the B&O expanded, re... More

Great stone viaduc[t] (over the Patapsco River) at "Washington Junction" by which the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad crosses the river nine miles from Baltimore.

Great stone viaduc[t] (over the Patapsco River) at "Washington Junctio...

Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Station, Potomac Street, Harp...

Significance: The train station at Harpers Ferry provides an excellent opportunity to study the relationship between railroad engineering and railroad economics. Designed by architect E. Francis Baldwin, the s... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street...

Survey number: HAER DE-12-C Building/structure dates: 1902-1908 Initial Construction

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, west of New River Bridge, Thurmond, Fayette County, WV

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Engine House, Along south end Thurmond, we...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26 Survey number: HAER WV-42-B Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1921 Subsequent Work

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, Warehouse Office Building, Camden Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, Warehouse Office Building, ...

Survey number: HABS MD-326-A Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers, Junction of Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers, Junction of Pot...

Survey number: HAER MD-16 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1838 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1842 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1851 Sub... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Independent...

Significance: When it opened in 1896, the Mount Royal Station was one of the best examples of the harmonious blending of engineering and aesthetic values in an urban environment. Sited at the north end of the ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg East Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg East Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: East Roundhouse is a building in the former locomotive repair and machine shops erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by the Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shop... More

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Grand River Avenue, Novi, Oakland County, MI

Grand River Avenue Bridge, Spanning Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Gran...

Significance: This is the sixth longest concrete "camelback" girder bridge left in Michigan. It created a grade separation for Grand River Avenue, which at the time of construction was part of US Route 16 link... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station, U.S. Route 250 & Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station, U.S. Route 250 & Chesapeake & Ohio ...

Significance: Built in 1915 to serve the Edgehill School for Young Ladies, the Shadwell depot represents the typical small station of the C&O and other American railroads built at the turn of the century. Unpr... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Salamanca Repair Shops, Columbia Avenue, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, NY

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Salamanca Repair Shops, Columbia Avenue, Sa...

Survey number: HAER NY-100 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Street between Carey & Poppleton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, South side of Pratt Stre...

Significance: Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, se... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks Station, Near State Route 28, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks Station, Near State Route 28...

Significance: The elaborate architecture of the Point of Rocks Railroad Station testifies to the significance of the railroad as the dominant institution in post- Civil War America, especially in small towns. ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, Elkridge, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, El...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & South Streets, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Wheeling Freight Station, Fourteenth & Sout...

Significance: Built in 1852, the Wheeling Freight Depot, and the passenger depot which once stood adjacent to it, formed the first terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on the Ohio River. Indeed, the B&O w... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Machine Shop, West Side of Tuscarora Creek Opposite East End of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg Machine Shop, West Side of Tusc...

Survey number: HAER WV-1-C Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: West Roundhouse is a building in the former engine and machine shops complex erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shops date ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: West Roundhouse is a building in the former engine and machine shops complex erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shops date ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: West Roundhouse is a building in the former engine and machine shops complex erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shops date ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Race & Martin Streets, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, WV

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Martinsburg West Roundhouse, East End of Ra...

Significance: West Roundhouse is a building in the former engine and machine shops complex erected by the B&O in Martinsburg beginning in 1849. Destroyed by Confederate troops in 1861, the existing shops date ... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Montgomery County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road,...

Significance: Located on the Metropolitan Line of the B & O Railroad, the Rockville passenger station has served the area's transportation needs continuously since its openings in 1873. A simple, well executed... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Montgomery County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road,...

Significance: Located on the Metropolitan Line of the B & O Railroad, the Rockville passenger station has served the area's transportation needs continuously since its openings in 1873. A simple, well executed... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Montgomery County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road,...

Significance: Located on the Metropolitan Line of the B & O Railroad, the Rockville passenger station has served the area's transportation needs continuously since its openings in 1873. A simple, well executed... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road, Rockville, Montgomery County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Station & Freight House, 98 Baltimore Road,...

Significance: Located on the Metropolitan Line of the B & O Railroad, the Rockville passenger station has served the area's transportation needs continuously since its openings in 1873. A simple, well executed... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patux...

Significance: The Bollman Truss Bridge at Savage is the last of its type in the United States. The Bollman Truss is usually credited with being the first type of iron truss bridge used in large numbers on an A... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Trainshed, 1400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Royal Trainshed, 1400 Cathedral Stree...

Significance: When it opened in 1896, the Mount Royal Station and Trainshed was one of the best examples of the harmonious blending of engineering and aesthetic values in an urban environment. Sited at the nor... More

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