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Central Ohio Railroad: B&O: 1847 1915 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Central Union Depot and Railway Company of Cincinnati: B&O/NYC: 1884 1935 N/A Central Valley Railway: W&LE: 1901 1916 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad: Chagrin Falls and Lake Erie Railroad: W&LE: 1901 1916 Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway: Chagrin Falls and Southern Railroad: W&LE ...
4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (reporting marks C&O, CO) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond to the Ohio River by 1873 ...
Factor of adh. The Chesapeake and Ohio class H-8 was a class of 60 simple articulated 2-6-6-6 steam locomotives built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio between 1941 and 1948, operating until the mid 1950s. The locomotives were among the most powerful steam locomotives ever built and hauled fast, heavy freight trains for the railroad.
The B&OSW absorbed the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in 1893, giving the B&O a connection to St. Louis, Missouri, and finally the B&OSW disappeared into the rest of the system in 1900. Blockade of engines at Martinsburg, West Virginia, during strike in 1877 1876 B&O map. Ohio River Railroad from 1901; Pittsburgh Junction Railroad from 1902
September 13, 1978. The Ironton Norfolk and Western Depot is a former train station in downtown Ironton, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the beginning of the twentieth century, it served the transportation needs of its community for more than half a century, and it has been named a historic site because of its place in local history.
The Ohio Railway Museum (ORM) is an educational organization dedicated to the preservation and operation of historic railway equipment. A special focus is its collection of historic Ohio Railway equipment and artifacts. The museum educates the public through operations of historic equipment; special events; publications; and community involvement.
Akron Union Station was a series of three union stations serving several passenger railroads in Akron, Ohio from 1852 to 1971. The station's tenants included the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad. It was a hub, serving train companies serving destinations in different directions, west, north, south and east.
The Cincinnatian was a named passenger train operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). The B&O inaugurated service on January 19, 1947, with service between Baltimore, Maryland and Cincinnati, Ohio, carrying the number 75 westbound and 76 eastbound, essentially a truncated route of the National Limited which operated between Jersey City, New Jersey and St. Louis.