Mix of B&O power awaiting assignments.
A beautifully restored 1863-built ten-wheeler on display at the B&O Railroad Museum.
Fairbanks-Morse switchers were uncommon in my area, so it was a treat to find this leased unit working on the Jersey Central at Communipaw (Jersey City) NJ. By October, 1970, B&O 9700 would be rep... (more)
B&O #3684 heads a small display train in front of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum displacing both C&O steam engines, #1309 - a 2-6-6-2, and #2705 - a 2-8-4 that had long been on display. ... (more)
In 1863, B&O Master of Machinery Thatcher Perkins designed and built a 47-ton Ten Wheeler for passenger service on the steep grades between Grafton and Piedmont in what is now West Virginia. Nu... (more)
You've probably heard the tale of B&O's Tom Thumb racing a horse, but do you know where the story came from? The 1893 Columbian Exposition was a world’s fair that celebrated the 400th annivers... (more)
GP40 3684 was the first GP40 purchased by the Baltimore & Ohio. Repainted in 2006, it is displayed in the museum parking lot at the head of a short freight train.
After spending nearly 120 years masquerading as "B&O 117," which an early B&O Ten Wheeler, the B&O Museum has restored this 4-6-0 to its original 1863 appearance as B&O No. 147. From 1927 until 2... (more)
"B&O 6641" (WVC) hauls a short freight during a photo special as part of the Cass 50th Anniversary weekend.
The Capitol Limited is shown at Grand Central in slide #1 of the three posted here recently. They were all taken on an August day in 1964, at about 9am, as the tower clock reveals. This land tod... (more)
The crew on the set of power give the railfan a curious look. The SW in the background waits for a path forward to grab onto a consist.
A southbound B&O passenger train passing a B&O freight train. Thank you Chase Gunnoe for a GREAT Photo Charter.
B&O's Mt. Clare Shop's 1927 "Lafayette" No. 13 Replica
Like the Pennsylvania Railroad, the B&O was caught off guard in the early 1930's missing a historically significant piece of history... (more)
Yard scene on an overcast day.
End of an era. What you see on this snowy and frigid day is one of the final movements of the Fayette Central Railroad. This tourist line has operated since Memorial Day 2006 over the Southwest ... (more)
