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'This stupendous bit of masonry was one of the greatest achievements of early railroading.  It was built as a retaining wall for the bed of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, by Benjamin H. Latrobe, along the Cheat River, near Rowlesburg, W. Va., enabling the railway to cling safely to the side of the mountain.'

1. Locomotive Passing Buckhorn Wall Along the Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

'Last of her type.'

2. Camel-Back Ten-Wheel Engine Formerly Used on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

3. Through the Alleghenies, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Preston County, W. Va.

'Recent type of compound freight locomotive used on the mountainous districts of the B. & O. R. R.'

4. Compound Freight Locomotive at Terra Alta, W. Va.

Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.

5. Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

A locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.

6. Locomotive at Buckhorn Wall on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

7. Scenery Along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

An illustration depicting a scenery around the Clement's fountain in Buckhorn wall area; it is copied from J.G. Pangborn's Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 275.

8. Clement's Fountain and Buckhorn Wall along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Preston County, W. Va.

9. Along the Historic Potomac River on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

'View of Eastern end of the great Kingwood Tunnel, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 260 miles from Baltimore, With its Stone Coping, Double Track, and Line of the formerly used Temporary Track over the Hill.'

10. Great Kingwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood, W. Va.

'View of Eastern end of the great Kingwood Tunnel, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 260 miles from Baltimore, With its Stone Coping, Double Track, and Line of the formerly used Temporary Track over the Hill.'

11. Great Kingwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood, W. Va.

12. Baltimore and Ohio Yards, Grafton, W. Va.