02782cam a2200457 a 4500 historyofbaltimo0000stov CaSfIA 20250725142823.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 960129s1995 inua ob 001 0 eng d 86009353 (OCoLC)1358655023 VYD eng VYD BTCTA BAKER YDXCP GBU BDX OCLCQ ILC OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO UKUOY OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ CaSfIA 1557530661 9781557530660 n-us--- HE2791.B3 S76 1995 385.06574 Stover, John F. History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad / John F. Stover. 1st pbk. print. 1995. West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, 1995. 1 online resource (xiv, 419 pages : illustrations) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-400) and index. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B & O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service. A tale of three cities -- Baltimore obtains a railroad charter -- First rails -- Cumberland-- but no further -- On to the Ohio River -- Railroad operations in the fifties -- A railroad at war -- President Garrett faces postwar problems -- Garrett expands his lines -- Many presidents and a receivership -- A reorganized railroad faces a new century -- Daniel Willard comes aboard -- The Baltimore and Ohio goes to war -- Prosperity and a birthday party -- The depression years -- The Baltimore and Ohio again aids a nation at war -- Postwar problems -- The Baltimore and Ohio accepts the diesel -- The Simpson era: years of a declining traffic -- The Baltimore and Ohio is taken over by the Chesapeake and Ohio. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company History. Railroads United States History. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. fast (OCoLC)fst00535260 Railroads. fast (OCoLC)fst01088711 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 https://archive.org/details/historyofbaltimo0000stov Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18454610M Additional information and access via Open Library historyofbaltimo0000stov ark:/13960/s20092g2mr1