Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (Railroad Color History)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (693 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760307466 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Quality history and photos" according to James A. Nichols. A nice summary of B&O History, with many good photos. The sidebar on B&OCT was very well done and gave a history I had not seen before.. Very strong book! Great pictures. Very educational! Obi Wan It's a nice book with great writes up explaining the pictures. It's a blast from the past to see the B&O in such vivid color and detail.The one place this book stands apart from the 9000 similar books on the B&O is that it shows a lot more of the nitty gritty aspects the line as well as much more recent photos towards the end of the B&O.Most of the books out there show images of the glory days of the B&O with powerful steam and diesel locomotives being the life blood of the region. This book shows you image of cabooses and box cars and other less glamorous stuff lik
Born in Decatur, Illinois, he now lives in rural west-central Ohio.. About the AuthorKirk Reynolds also collaborated with co-author David Oroszi on the book Illinois Central North of the Ohio River, and edited the Illinois Central Railroad news column in CTC Board magazine for several years
Twenty-four years later, on December 24, 1852, the B&O linked Baltimore with the Ohio River. Baltimore & Ohio Railroads takes you on a colorful journey through the hard-working history of the B&O Railroad, famous for its great passenger trains, including the Capital Limited and the National Limited, innovative technology, and aesthetic equipment.. The first stone was layed for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on July 4, 1828, in downtown Baltimore, Maryland
Born in Decatur, Illinois, he now lives in rural west-central Ohio.. Kirk Reynolds also collaborated with co-author David Oroszi on the book Illinois Central North of the Ohio River, and edited the Illinois Central Railroad news column in CTC Board magazine for several years