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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia (Images of Rail)

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia (Images of Rail) Paperback - 2007

by Withers, Bob

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Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Paperback. Fine. 6.5"x9.25" 127 pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (w/price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B&O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews headed for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B&O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, structures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities. Source: Publisher.
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  • Title The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia (Images of Rail)
  • Author Withers, Bob
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Not Stated
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 15083
  • ISBN 9780738552835 / 0738552836
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.23 x 6.54 x 0.35 in (23.44 x 16.61 x 0.89 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Geographic Orientation: West Virginia
  • Library of Congress subjects Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company - History, Railroads - West Virginia - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007925496
  • Dewey Decimal Code 385.097

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