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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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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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