In addition, as Brian Solomon notes in his book, " Amtrak," his grandfather, a regular rail traveler during the early 20th century, noted the B&O offered the best dining services.
" Shenandoah" Related Reading You May Enjoy When the company’s existence finally came to an end on Apit had just celebrated its 160th birthday and witnessed the industry grow from nothing more than few scattered lines to a rail network consisting of tens of thousands of miles linking the country from coast to coast (it also outlived its wealthier northern competitors by more than a decade).įamous B&O Trains: Schedules, Consists, Routes.
The B&O was largely created out of a great need by the city of Baltimore to compete with the creation of the Erie Canal, which connected New York City with the Port of Albany at Buffalo. In addition, Philadelphia was organizing a plan to build a similar transportation system across the state linking Pittsburgh.įearing its city would be left at an economic disadvantage Baltimore leaders formed the B&O, originally chartered on Februand officially incorporated and organized on April 24, 1827. There were celebrations and ceremonies to mark the occasion and Charles Carroll himself, the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, was on-hand to take part in the festivities.īy that Fourth of July construction began with laying of a cornerstone in the city.Īccording to the book, " Baltimore & Ohio Railroad," by Kirk Reynolds and David Oroszi it was tradition to launch new canal construction on July 4th and since the B&O was a similar transportation artery Independence Day was chosen. He was given the task of turning the first shovel of dirt, signaling the B&O's construction was underway. The goal was having the railroad reach the Ohio River at Wheeling, Virginia and connect Cumberland, Maryland along the way.
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