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&amp;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&amp;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.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In West Virginia (WV) (Images of Rail)

Arts & Photography

Withers, Bob

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

This is the third of the West Virginia Railroads series and deals with one of the state's major railroads, the Baltimore &amp; Ohio. The many photos of the late steam and early diesel periods, coupled with maps and a summary history, make this a very interesting look at the B&amp;O in the Mountain State.

West Virginia Railroads Volume 3: Baltimore & Ohio

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

TLC Publishing

Color laminated hardcover, 8.5x11", 96 glossy pages, b/w photos, drawings, rosters. 2013. B&amp;O Used the 4-6-2 Pacific type as its principal passenger service locomotive from the World War 1 era to the end of steam. Presented here are detailed rosters of each class B&amp;O 4-6-2, including some background about each class.

Baltimore & Ohio Pacific Locomotives: Handsome Passenger Workhorses

This is the story of B&amp;O’s last steam locomotive class, the fabulous EM-1 2-8-8-4 simple articulated, which B&amp;O bought during World War II. Although B&amp;O wanted diesels, war-time restrictions prevented it from ordering any and the EM-1s were built instead. They handled the last years of war traffic and served ten more years, hauling fast freights, coal trains, and even some passenger runs over the heaviest grades of the B&amp;O. This book documents their life in photos, drawings, and maps, as well as mechanical and operational information.

Baltimore & Ohio's Magnificent 2-8-8-4 EM-1 Articulated Locomotive

History

Dixon Jr., Thomas W.

Americas

Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Guyandotte Rivers, Guyandotte’s first industries were logging and steamboat travel. In 1911, after the Civil War’s Battle of Guyandotte resulted in most of the town being burned, Guyandotte’s residents officially voted to become a part of the newer and larger city of Huntington. Today, Guyandotte is a historic neighborhood with several antebellum homes and landmarks that still stand proudly. Despite floods that ravaged the area in 1907, 1913, and 1937, the community hosts two major industries―Special Metals Corporation, maker of nickel alloys, and Grief Brothers Corporation, a producer of shipping containers. Along with images of the Guyandotte United Methodist Church congregation and the ever-popular Moore’s Hardware, which dates from 1947, Guyandotte shares stories of the people and places that have shaped this historic Huntington neighborhood.

Guyandotte (Images of America)

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.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Guyandotte Rivers, Guyandotte's first industries were logging and steamboat travel. In 1911, after the Civil War's Battle of Guyandotte resulted in most of the town being burned, Guyandotte's residents officially voted to become a part of the newer and larger city of Huntington. Today, Guyandotte is a historic neighborhood with several antebellum homes and landmarks that still stand proudly. Despite floods that ravaged the area in 1907, 1913, and 1937, the community hosts two major industries--Special Metals Corporation, maker of nickel alloys, and Grief Brothers Corporation, a producer of shipping containers. Along with images of the Guyandotte United Methodist Church congregation and the ever-popular Moore's Hardware, which dates from 1947, Guyandotte shares stories of the people and places that have shaped this historic Huntington neighborhood.

Guyandotte

For much of U.S. history, a private Pullman car on a special train was the equivalent of today’s Air Force One for the president—allowing the most powerful man in the nation to conduct business wherever he was needed.From John Quincy Adams–the first U.S. president to ride a train–to Bill Clinton’s more recent journeys aboard the rails, this book documents presidential travel over the years in superb detail with fascinating anecdotes. Complete with the itineraries, crews and equipment for presidents up to Bill Clinton, author Bob Withers gives readers a snapshot of what it was like to travel by train as a president. From the details of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train to the specifications of Franklin Roosevelt’s bulletproof railcar, this book will appeal to railroad enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Many rare photographs of the golden age of presidential travel under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman in the 1930s and ‘40s supplement this remarkably well-researched text.

The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans

Echo Point Books & Media

For much of U.S. history, a private Pullman car on a special train was the equivalent of today's Air Force One for the president - allowing the most powerful man in the nation to conduct business wherever he was needed.From John Quincy Adams-the first U.S. president to ride a train-to Bill Clinton's more recent journeys aboard the rails, this book documents presidential travel over the years in superb detail with fascinating anecdotes. Complete with the itineraries, crews and equipment for presidents up to Bill Clinton, author Bob Withers gives readers a snapshot of what it was like to travel by train as a president. From the details of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train to the specifications of Franklin Roosevelt's bulletproof railcar, this book will appeal to railroad enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Many rare photographs of the golden age of presidential travel under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman in the 1930s and '40s supplement this remarkably well-researched text.

The fascinating story of railroad travel by presidents of the U.S. from the very earliest period, when John Quincy Adams was the first to ride a train, to Bill Clinton's recent journeys aboard the rails. At one time, the private Pullman car on a special train was for the president what Air Force One is today, allowing him freedom to make important trips, campaign for re-election, and to do the nation's business wherever he was needed. A superbly researched text is supplemented with many rare photographs of the golden age of presidential travel under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman in the 1930s and '40s.

Tlc Pub Inc

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In West Virginia (WV) (Images of Rail)

West Virginia Railroads Volume 3: Baltimore & Ohio

Baltimore & Ohio Pacific Locomotives: Handsome Passenger Workhorses

Baltimore & Ohio's Magnificent 2-8-8-4 EM-1 Articulated Locomotive

Guyandotte (Images of America)

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia

Guyandotte

The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans

The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans

The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans