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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.