Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records

1827-1987

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The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.

33 Cubic feet (76 boxes, 46 map-folders)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11663333

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was founded in 1827, and operated from the Great Lakes, Ohio, through the mid-Atlantic. The B&O's successor, CSX Corporation, was created in 1987 from interim holding companies. From the description of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company personnel records, circa 1940-1979. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 760082029 ...

Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878

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Civil engineer of Baltimore, Md.; prominent in the development of the Baltimore & Ohio and other railroads. From the description of Benjamin Henry Latrobe papers, 1845-1846. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31523222 ...

Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884

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Railroad president, of Baltimore, Md. From the description of Letter books, 1867-1882. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28417161 ...