A black and white photo of a train, West Virginia. Farm Security Admin...
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, South side of Camden Street...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HAER MD-7
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct, Spanning Tray Run, Rowles...
Significance: The original bridge on this site was designed by Albert Fink and utilized his patented truss type. It was replaced by a wrought iron trestle in 1887. This structure was replaced by a masonry arc... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct, Spanning Tray Run, Rowles...
Significance: The original bridge on this site was designed by Albert Fink and utilized his patented truss type. It was replaced by a wrought iron trestle in 1887. This structure was replaced by a masonry arc... More
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
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...
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, 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, 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
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 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...
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 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 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 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 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 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, Baltimore Skewed Thru-Truss Bridge, Salaman...
Survey number: HAER NY-101 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore Skewed Thru-Truss Bridge, Salaman...
Survey number: HAER NY-101 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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, 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, 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...
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...
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...
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, Locust Point Tobacco Warehouse, Northeast s...
Significance: Possibly, the oldest standing building at Locust Point. Built in 1880, the brick structure has three and one-half stories and measures 317' 4" in length by 80' 6" in width. The warehouse contain... More
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, 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, 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 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 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, 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, 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,...
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,...
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, Benwood Bridge, Benwood, Marshall County, W...
Survey number: HAER WV-15 Public domain photograph of a viaduct, bridge, arch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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, Z Tower, State Route 46, Keyser, Mineral Co...
Survey number: HAER WV-91 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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, mouth...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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, mouth...
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
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 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 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 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...
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, Mount Clare Station, 500 block West Pratt S...
Survey number: HABS MD-852 Building/structure dates: 1830 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000906
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
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, South side of Camden Street...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HAER MD-7
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, South side of Camden Street...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HAER MD-7
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, 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, Kingwood Tunnel, Tunnelton, Preston County,...
Significance: The Kingwood tunnel was the major tunnel on the B&O mainline between Baltimore and Wheeling. Its construction involved the invention of new tunneling techniques and the use of prefabricated iron ... More
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, 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, Keyser Machine Shop, State Route 46 Northwe...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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 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, 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, Stone Bridges 1 & 2, Between Gassaway & Sut...
Picryl description: Public domain image of ruins, historic place, landmark, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge, Spanning Cheat River, Ro...
Significance: The Rowelsburg Bridge is a typical example of an early 20th century riveted Warren Truss bridge. This bridge is the third on this site, the two previous being a Bollman Truss bridge (1870) and a ... More
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 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 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 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 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 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 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, Thomas Viaduct, Spanning Patapsco River, El...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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 ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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, 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 ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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, Camden Station, Camden Street, Baltimore, I...
Survey number: HABS MD-326 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Z Tower, State Route 46, Keyser, Mineral Co...
Survey number: HAER WV-91 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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, mouth...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Railroad executives meet in emergency session. Washington, D.C., March...
A group of men standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Transportation. Engines. "MacArthur" engine in service on the Baltimor...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a locomotive, train cars, railroad tracks, railway, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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 &...
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
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, South side of Camden Street...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HAER MD-7
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, South side of Camden Street...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HAER MD-7
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Coaling Station, Astride tracks west end T...
Significance: The station was equipped with type UL undercut gates with hooded aprons. The coaling aprons were properly counterweighted and had heavy hoods for deflecting the coal directly into the tender. Th... More
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, Kingwood Tunnel, Tunnelton, Preston County,...
Significance: The Kingwood tunnel was the major tunnel on the B&O mainline between Baltimore and Wheeling. Its construction involved the invention of new tunneling techniques and the use of prefabricated iron ... More
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, Warehouse Office Building, ...
Survey number: HABS MD-326-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Keyser Machine Shop, State Route 46 Northwe...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, Jefferson Street Tunnel, Norfol...
Significance: Early rough cut stone railroad tunnel built approx. 1870 or earlier. Survey number: HAER VA-9