Fayette Central Railroad's Alco wearing B&O colors crossing the road at Bowest Junction. The concrete strucure on the left (engineer's side) was a call box used by B&O crews to contact tower oper... (more)

Former Reading 2101, dressed up as the Chessie Steam Special rests in Camden Yards between assignments during the summer of 1977. The B&O warehouse in the background now sits beyond the right fiel... (more)

The B&O #25 - the "William Mason" is America's oldest operational steam engine. She is seen here under steam at the &O Railroad Museum on a beautiful Fall day making short solo runs by the Museum... (more)

In 1860, the B&O built a network of track along the waterfront at Fells Point in Baltimore to deal with an 1831 city ordinance prohibiting steam power on the streets. Preserved here at the B&O Ra... (more)

B&O "Thatcher Perkins" #147, a 4-6-0 ten-wheeler, was built in 1863 and actually carried American troops during the Civil War. It was retired in 1892 and in 1927 the railroad applied the name "Th... (more)

Caught me some B&O action while in Baltimore!

(OK, not really, but GP-7 #6405 is operable and part of the B&O Railroad Museum's collection.)

B&O #4500:

A rare B&O 2-8-2 "MacArthur" survivor. First time seen in the data base on RP, likely due to the tight confines within the original B&O Mount Clare shops which is wher... (more)

Superman never raced a B&O EA!

(No disrespect to AT&SF fans.)

A westbound GP30 trio in the "sunburst" scheme makes setouts and pickups in Wilsmere Yard. Note the cut of stock cars behind the power- remember stock cars? Kodachrome original, Argus C-3.

A pair of Reading units trail two B&O's as they work uphill west of Meyersdale, PA. They will soon pass under the high now abandoned Western Maryland steel trestle that crosses the valley.

Nice to see a well-kept piece of equipment, even in a static display. B&O 1951 also served as MARC 3 (and perhaps others) and resided at the B&O Museum in Baltimore before coming to Gaithersburg... (more)

The ornamental stonework over the main entrance to the B&O passenger station in Grafton, WV spoke of grander times on May 5, 1978.

Approaching Cumberland at Viaduct Jct. in August 1976. Note the rider in the cab of the third unit. Presumably, the fireman's rule is still in effect.

B&O I-12 "Wagon Top" caboose C2436, freshly painted into the Chessie System scheme, rests between runs in the B&O yard at Cumberland, MD on Nov. 1, 1975.

B&O I-5 caboose No. C-2075 was assigned to work train service in Rowlesburg, WV when I shot this view of the logo on Aug. 17, 1975. If I recall correctly, within a couple years, it caught fire an... (more)