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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.