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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O)First steam-operated railway in the U.S. to be chartered as a common carrier of freight and passengers (1827). The B&O was established by Baltimore merchants to foster trade with the West. By 1852 the railroad extended to Wheeling, Va. (now W.V.), and in the next two decades it reached Chicago, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo. The B&O's long-distance passenger trains were discontinued in 1971 after Amtrak was established. Many of B&O's operations were assumed by the CSX Corp. in 1980. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Finally, in the 1820s, industrialists built the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to carry freight from the coast to the interior. Due to her background in math, science, and civil engineering, she was hired in the 1920s as a consumer advocate for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. |
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