Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the earliest and most influential American railroads, playing a key role in the development of U.S. transportation and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Generate an image of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the earliest and most influential American railroads, playing a key role in the development of U.S. transportation and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf common carrier railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
appearsIn Monopoly board game as a railroad property ⓘ
becamePartOf Chessie System ⓘ
builtInfrastructure B&O Railroad Museum complex in Baltimore (original shops and facilities) ⓘ
ceasedIndependentOperations 20th century ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
earlyRoute Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills, Maryland ⓘ
extendedTo Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ
Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) ⓘ
founders Baltimore merchants ⓘ
City of Baltimore ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore

State of Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Maryland
foundingDate February 28, 1827 ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasHeritageSite B&O Railroad Museum ⓘ
headquartersLocation Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore
historicalLocomotive Tom Thumb ⓘ
inception 1827 ⓘ
industry rail transport ⓘ
introducedService Capitol Limited passenger train ⓘ
National Limited passenger train ⓘ
Royal Blue passenger train ⓘ
laterUsedTechnology diesel locomotives ⓘ
mergedInto Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ
nickname B&O ⓘ
linked to: B&O Warehouse
notableFor being one of the first common carrier railroads in the United States ⓘ
being the first U.S. railroad to offer scheduled freight and passenger service ⓘ
pioneering early American railroad technology ⓘ
openedFirstSection 1830 ⓘ
operated commuter services in the Baltimore–Washington area ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ
peakEra early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
playedRoleIn American Civil War logistics ⓘ
development of U.S. transportation infrastructure ⓘ
expansion of American commerce in the 19th century ⓘ
purpose to provide rail transportation from Baltimore to the Ohio River ⓘ
reachedOhioRiver 1852 ⓘ
servedCity Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore

Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
New York City, New York ⓘ
linked to: New York City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
servedRegion Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states

Midwestern United States ⓘ
successor CSX Transportation ⓘ
TomThumbNotableFor first American-built steam locomotive to run on a common carrier railroad ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
usedTechnology steam locomotives ⓘ

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Referenced by (181)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pennsylvania Railroad → majorCompetitor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: PRR
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → servedByRailway → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CSX Transportation → predecessor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Brunswick Line → historicalRouteOf → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Martinsburg station → railwayLine → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Martinsburg station → formerRailwayLine → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad → connectsWith → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
New York Central Railroad → majorCompetitor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Brunswick station → formerOperator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Johns Hopkins → employer → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
MARC Brunswick Line → predecessor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad commuter service ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chessie System → parentCompanyOf → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Chessie System → predecessor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → servedByRailroad → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Western Maryland Railway → mergedInto → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Monocacy National Battlefield → hasPart → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harpers Ferry station → railwayLine → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Point of Rocks station → builtFor → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops → ownedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops → partOf → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad system ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops → locatedOn → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
USRA standard steam locomotive designs → usedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
USRA Light Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive design → usedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
USRA standard gondola car design → usedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
B&O Warehouse → originalOwner → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
B&O Warehouse → namedAfter → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
B&O Warehouse → railwayAssociation → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Camden Station → formerOperator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Baldwin Locomotive Works → servedClient → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Elkridge → hasRailInfrastructure → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historic proximity) ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis → servedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: New York City and St. Louis
Royal Blue → operator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Royal Blue passenger train
Royal Blue → operatedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Royal Blue passenger train
Royal Blue → railwayLineUsed → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line ⓘ
subject linked to: Royal Blue passenger train
linked to: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Royal Blue → railroad → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Royal Blue passenger train
National Limited → operator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
National Limited → railwayCompany → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
Tom Thumb (locomotive) → operator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb (locomotive) → railwayLineServed → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb (locomotive) → railwayCompanyTestedOn → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Tom Thumb
B&O Railroad Museum → ownedBy → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
B&O Railroad Museum → hasCategory → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
St. Denis station → formerOperator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
CSX Capital Subdivision → historicalOperator → Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ