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This is the first railroad bituminous coal mine in America.  It was at Elkhart, Maryland, between Cumberland and Frostburg.  Opened in 1842, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered Cumberland.

1. First Railroad Bituminous Mine in United States at Elkhart, Maryland

B&O coal train with a full load of coal.

2. Loaded Baltimore and Ohio Coal Train

Mine 32, B&O Fuel Storage Site built to provide additional working time for Mine 32.

3. Coal Mine No. 32 Baltimore and Ohio Fuel Storage Site

Storage site at Mine 32.

4. Coal Mine No. 32 Baltimore and Ohio Fuel Storage Site

A processing plant at work. Baltimore and Ohio railroad cars beneath the plant.

5. Consol No. 9 Preparation Plant

6. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Freight Yard in Clarksburg, W. Va.

7. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Cars and drivers are lined up in front of the B&O depot, in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

8. Cars Lined Up in Front of the Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.

Postcard showing the B&O depot and railroad cars.

9. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.

View of the roundhouse (left) and other homes and businesses in Grafton.

10. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yards, Grafton, W. Va.

Bridge crossing the river into the B&O Railroad Yards at Grafton, W. Va.

11. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yards, Grafton, W. Va.

Winter day at the B&O Machine Shops in Grafton, W. Va.

12. Baltimore and Ohio Machine Shop at Grafton, W. Va.

B&O Hotel in Grafton, W. Va.  Train tracks in front of the hotel.

13. Baltimore and Ohio Hotel, Grafton, W. Va.

Man on walkway next to tracks and B&O building.

14. Walkway Along Railroad Tracks at Baltimore and Ohio Roundhouse in Downtown Grafton, W. Va.

Three B&O employees standing by two B&O rowboats in water.  Grafton, W. Va.

15. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees on the River Bank at Grafton, W. Va.

View of Grafton, W. Va. showing railroad yards and various buildings.  Including pool room and saloon.

16. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yards, Grafton, W. Va.

View of Grafton, W. Va. At the bottom of the hillside are Baltimore and Ohio railroad yards.

17. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yards, Grafton, W. Va.

Several Baltimore and Ohio Coal Cars on driving on railroad tracks at an unidentified coal mining community near Grafton, West Virginia.

18. Baltimore and Ohio Coal Cars in a Coal Mine Community near Grafton, W. Va.

The Grafton Hotel next to the Baltimore and Ohio Depot in Grafton, W. Va.

19. Grafton Hotel and Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Grafton, W. Va.

Man stands atop the first type of B&O engine built circa 1850.

20. Earliest Type of B&O Engine at Grafton, W. Va.

Two men stand next to Baltimore and Ohio Train Engine No. 578. One holds a shovel, the other is oiling the train.

21. Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 578, Grafton, W. Va.

Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 708 with men in the cabin.  Another man standing on the front of the train, Grafton, W. Va.

22. Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 708, Grafton, W. Va.

Three Baltimore and Ohio workers standing in front of a B and O train engine, Grafton, W. Va.

23. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Workers, Grafton, W. Va.

Two men standing beside car that has a sign on it that reads "Patronize the B.& O. and put men to work."   Grafton, W. Va.

24. Patronize the B & O, Grafton, W. Va.

Large group of men standing in front of B&O Building in Grafton, W. Va.

25. Group in front of Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Grafton, W. Va.

Men standing on the wreckage of the B&O Bridge that fell in Grafton, W. Va.

26. Collapsed Baltimore and Ohio Bridge, Grafton, W. Va.

Men, women, and children gather at a ceremony at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yard in Grafton, W. Va.

27. Ceremony at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yard, Grafton, W. Va.

Engine No. 5125 decorated with American flags in the downtown Grafton, W. Va. yards.

28. Baltimore and Ohio Engine No. 5125, Grafton, W. Va.

Interior of Caboose showing beds and seating area on the B&O railroad in Grafton, W. Va.  Sign in car reads 'Spitting on the Floor Prohibited.'

29. Interior of Caboose, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Grafton, W. Va.

B&O locomotive No. 5125 decorated in American flags.  Man looking out from the cabin.  Grafton, W. Va.

30. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Locomotive, Grafton, W. Va.

Many people gathered at a ceremony at B&O railroad yard in Grafton, W. Va.

31. Ceremony at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yard, Grafton, W. Va.

B&O building in downtown Grafton, W. Va.

32. Baltimore and Ohio Building, Grafton, W. Va.

Railroad station in downtown Grafton, W. Va.  Train tracks are visible.

33. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Grafton, W. Va.

B&O Crew standing on a train engine while it's on a roundhouse turntable in Grafton, W. Va.

34. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Crew on a Roundhouse Turntable, Grafton, W. Va.

Crowd gathered at a ceremony at the B&O railroad yard in Grafton, W. Va.

35. Ceremony at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Yard, Grafton, W. Va.

View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

36. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

B. and O. Tunnel going under Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

37. Baltimore and Ohio Tunnel under Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

38. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot at Night, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

B&O Depot in Martinsburg, W. Va.

39. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Seven Baltimore and Ohio Train Workers stand in front of a railroad car.

40. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Workers, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Eight people and one small child (held) standing beside a Speed Liner train car, Martinsburg, W. Va.

41. Passengers on the Speed Liner, Martinsburg, W. Va.

42. Conductor, Martinsburg, W. Va.

43. Conductor, Martinsburg, W. Va.

44. Conductor, Martinsburg, W. Va.

45. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Weston, W. Va.

People stand next to the tracks at the passenger depot.

46. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Weston, W. Va.

Bridge spans Deckers Creek

47. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge During the Flood of 1888, Morgantown, W. Va.

Bridge across Deckers Creek in Morgantown, West Virginia.

48. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge During the Flood of 1888, Morgantown, W. Va.

49. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

50. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot Showing Train Sheds and Viaduct in Wheeling, W. Va.

51. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

Side view of B&O Station in Wheeling, W. Va.

52. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

A picture postcard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Train Shed in Wheeling, West Virginia.

53. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Train Shed, Wheeling, W. Va.

'Elm Grove Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station 1888; in distance is the old Stone Bridge. January 25, 1853 first train came to the city of Wheeling from Baltimore.'

54. Elm Grove Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, Wheeling, W. Va.

'Tanks and loading rack at Volcano Junction. Here the Sand Hill and Laurel Fork Railroad met the Baltimore and Ohio. Both standard gauge tracks.'

55. Tanks and Loading Rack, Volcano, W. Va.

'Display for the Sesquicentennial of Monongalia Co.'

56. Railroad Depot and the First Baltimore and Ohio Train, Morgantown, W. Va.

On display during the Sesquicentennial.

57. First Baltimore and Ohio Train on Display in Morgantown, W. Va.

'B and O R. R. Station.  First B and O train.'

58. Sesquicentennial at the Baltimore and Ohio Station, Morgantown, W. Va.

Tracks running along the Monongahela River and railroad cars on the right of the tracks.

59. Snow on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tracks in Morgantown, W. Va.

Crowds gathered at the Baltimore and Ohio Depot as Company L departs for World War I.

60. Company L Leaving Morgantown for Mobilization, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Looking South West Garrett Street to University Avenue and Foundry Street-showing frontage of Hennen and Baltimore and Ohio Properties on Garrett Street.'

61. South West Garrett Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Looking North West University Avenue and Garrett Street showing Baltimore and Ohio and Hennen Properties.'

62. University Avenue and Garrett Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

People standing in front of the Morgantown depot.

63. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

People standing in front of the B&O Railroad Depot.

64. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

B&O train number 66, last train through Morgantown on Saturday, September 21, 1953.

65. Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 66, Morgantown, W. Va.

66. Reballasting the Morgantown and Kingwood Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Morgantown, W. Va.

Men standing with surveying equipment next to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks and the Monongahela River.

67. Surveying for the Interceptor Sewage Plant, Morgantown, W. Va.

First depot built circa 1887.

68. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

A B&O passenger train at the Union Depot.  From Monongalia Story by Earl Core.

69. Baltimore and Ohio Passenger Train, Morgantown, W. Va.

M&K was a division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

70. Reballasting the Morgantown and Kingwood Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Morgantown, W. Va.

71. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

'B&O Passenger Station: North End of Platform. Left to right: Ed Minor, Harry F. Mills, Harold Goff, Bill Minor, and Casey Herd. M.A. Keith, agent; Harris Gallagher, O.H. Clerk; and L.F. Linton, cashier are not shown.'

72. American Railway Express Trucks and Drivers, Morgantown, W. Va.

Passengers are waiting outside the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot Station in Morgantown, West Virginia.

73. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

Six railroad workers pose in front of Baltimore and Ohio Engine 1769.  'Class E-19a.  21x30". Numbered 1766 to 1899, 1939, 1940, and 1959 to 1965. See Sagle, p. 109.  Baldwin.'

74. Baltimore and Ohio Engine 1769, Morgantown, W. Va.

The Baltimore and Ohio Engine 'Mallie' is driving along a railroad track in Morgantown, West Virginia.

75. Baltimore and Ohio Engine, Mallie, Morgantown, W. Va.

Sabraton Yards 800 feet looking East.

76. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tracks at the Sabraton Yards near Morgantown, W. Va.

77. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

Group portrait along side train at Sabraton shops and yards.

78. Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive No. 1337, Morgantown, W. Va.

Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive number 639, Type 4-4-0 at Morgantown Depot with crew. Print number 1707.

79. Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive, Morgantown, W. Va.

View of an Excursion Train from Washington, D. C. to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 'National Railway Historical Society.'

80. Washington, D. C. to Pittsburgh Excursion Train, Hardy County, W. Va.

81. Crowd Welcomes the Washington-Petersburg Excursion Train, Hardy County, W. Va.

82. Crowd Gathered to Meet an Excursion Train, Hardy County, W. Va.

'Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Surveying Party south of Weston, West Virginia, surveying for the Weston to Richwood railroad.'

83. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Surveying Party, Lewis County, W. Va.

View of the Ruins of the Colonade Bridge (B. and O. R. R.) Destroyed by Gen. Stonewall Jackson in 1861.

84. Ruins of Viaduct (B and O R. R.), Martinsburg, W. Va.

85. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Petroleum, Ritchie County, W. Va.

86. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, New Martinsville, Wetzell County, W. Va.

87. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Centralia, Webster County, W. Va.

88. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Near Terra Alta, Preston County, W. Va.

89. Baltimore and Ohio Bridge, Rowlesburg, W. Va.

90. Baltimore and Ohio Train and the Old Mine Tipple at the West End, Preston County, W. Va.

Aerial view of the B. & O. railroad.

91. Cheat River Grade from Stone Crusher, B. & O. Railroad, Preston County, W. Va.

92. Baltimore and Ohio Train at the Old Mine Tipple, Preston County, W. Va.

93. John W. Davis' Arrival at Baltimore and Ohio Station, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.

B&O 1239, E-8-60 locomotive engine on B&O Railway at Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.  The engine is built by Baldwin Loc. Wks. in 1893 and scrapped in 1942.

94. Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive No. 1239, Clarksburg, W. Va.

95. Baltimore and Ohio Steam Engine

A B&O Engine in an unidentified rail yard.

96. Baltimore and Ohio Engine

97. Locomotives of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Exhibited for 100th Anniversary

Chapter 20, page 224.

98. Horse Drawn Car 'Pioneer' of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

99. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Handcars Used During the Civil War

Called 'George E. Emerson'; Chapter 34, p.446.

100. Modern, Mountain-type Locomotive No. 5510 of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad