The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland (Images of Rail)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467121428 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fantastic book! Really captures the magic of the railroad era. Obi Wan This entire series of books is great. but this one in particular is superb!The joy of these books is seeing things you are familiar with (Usually buildings) in photos from another era. This one focuses on trains that aren't around anymore. So that doesn't work as well. These are all photos from another era of things that have long since disappeared completely.There are a few structures from the B&O railroad left that are identifiable today. But mostly this book is about. Kindle Customer said Great wealth of information. I am a n scale modeler and found this book to be very useful for the area I am modeling. Not mention the history of the railroad in the Maryland area.. "Five Stars" according to Bookworm. Up to the usual high standard of the publishers Bookworm.
About the Author David Shackelford is the chief curator of the B&O Railroad Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. All the images used for this project were selected from the Hays T. . Watkins Research Library
This book contains images of well-known stations in Maryland, including Ellicott City Station, Gaithersburg Station, Camden Station, and the Mount Clare Shopsa self-contained industrial city, now home to the B&O Railroad Museum. Incorporated in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was one of America’s first railroads, and Maryland was its heart and soul. Some stations still exist and are home to small museums or restaurants; others no longer stand, but images of them will remind even the casual historian of a time when railroads were a part of everyday life in America. Take a step back in time and revisit the sites, stations, and trains of the B&O that were once part of everyday life in Maryland and remember the glory of a bygone era.. Its headquarters and operations, centered in Baltimore, provided years of economic growth for the port city. The B&O’s creation was a tangible symbol of the Industrial Revolution, representing commerce and progress to towns along its route
. David Shackelford is the chief curator of the B&O Railroad Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. All the images used for this project were selected from the Hays T. Watkins Research Library