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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.

IDNO:: 025768
Title:: Locomotive Passing Buckhorn Wall Along the Cheat River Near Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Description:: '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.'

'Last of her type.'

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

IDNO:: 025770
Title:: Camel-Back Ten-Wheel Engine Formerly Used on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Date:: ca. 1901
Description:: 'Last of her type.'

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

IDNO:: 025771
Title:: Through the Alleghenies, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1901

'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.

IDNO:: 025773
Title:: Compound Freight Locomotive at Terra Alta, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1901
Description:: 'Recent type of compound freight locomotive used on the mountainous districts of the B. & O. R. R.'

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

5. Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.

IDNO:: 025774
Title:: Cheat River near Rowlesburg, W. Va.
Date:: 1883
Description:: Copied from Pangborn, J. G.'s Picturesque B. & O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), p. 273.

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.

IDNO:: 025775
Title:: Locomotive at Buckhorn Wall on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:: A locomotive engine on B. & O. R. R. near Buckhorn wall ( a part of 17 mile grade on Cheat River) in Preston county.

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

IDNO:: 025776
Title:: Scenery Along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1900

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.

IDNO:: 025777
Title:: Clement's Fountain and Buckhorn Wall along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Preston County, W. Va.
Date:: 1883
Description:: 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.

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

IDNO:: 025780
Title:: 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.

IDNO:: 025781
Title:: Great Kingwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood, W. Va.
Description:: '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.'

'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.

IDNO:: 025782
Title:: Great Kingwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood, W. Va.
Description:: '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.'

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

IDNO:: 028787
Title:: Baltimore and Ohio Yards, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:: ca. 1905-1925