BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O 305 Baltimore Ohio Railroad 4-6-0 Davis Camel, Ten Wheeler on April 15, 2017
The Camel locomotives, which were named for their unique shape and cab location, became a trademark of the Baltimore Ohio Railroad B O during the mid-19th century. The Camel became one of the first coal-burning locomotives produced in large quantities. … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: GC E No.1 Greenbrier, Cheat Elk Railroad Three Cylinder Shay on April 15, 2017
Prior to 1880, lumber companies used mules to haul logs to the saw mills. In 1879, Lima Locomotive Works built the first light version of the standard freight engine design in order to haul logs. This logging locomotive design was … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No. 117 Thatcher Perkins Baltimore Ohio Railroad 4-6-0 Perkins Ten Wheeler on April 15, 2017
In 1853, the Baltimore Ohio Railroad built its first Ten Wheeler locomotives to tackle the tough mountain grades in what is now West Virginia. A decade later, this locomotive type was needed to meet the demand caused by the Civil … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No.7005 Baltimore Ohio Railroad Flat car on April 15, 2017
The B O No.7005 was built by the B O shops in Washington, Indiana in 1960 as a 50-ton flatcar with a cushion cradle, which was used for handling a demountable trailer body. These demountable trailers were to serve in … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No.C-2222 Caboose Baltimore Ohio Railroad on April 15, 2017
The B O No. C-2222 was originally built as a wooden I-5 with steel ends at the B O shops in Washington, Indiana in 1929. It was one of 272 Class I-5 cabooses built between 1924-1929 at the B O … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: MDT IC No.13715 Merchants Dispatch Transportation Illinois Central Railroad Refrigerator car on April 15, 2017
The Merchants Dispatch Transportation Company MDT was established around 1857 by the American Express Company of New York and is the oldest surviving corporate name associated with refrigerator cars. In 1880, the company entered the refrigerator transit business. Originally, the … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: PM No.11 Pere Marquette Railway GM-EMD model SW-1 on April 15, 2017
By 1936, the General Motors, Electro-Motive Division GM-EMD began mass-producing diesel switcher locomotives. The lightweight diesel switchers afforded switch crews with improved visibility and efficient reversing and maneuverability compared to their steam counterparts. Three years later, the Pere Marquette Railway … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: B O No.5300, President Washington Baltimore Ohio Railroad Baldwin Locomotive Works on April 15, 2017
The No. 5300, President Washington was the first of 20 class P-7 Pacific-type locomotives built for the B O by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 and first unveiled at the B O’s centennial celebration, also known as the Fair of … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: MARC F7-A General Motors EMD Locomotive on April 15, 2017
The original version of this F7-A was built by General Motors EMD in 1951. The unit was outfitted with the standard 1500 hp., 16 cylinder 567B diesel engine and sold to the B O Railroad to be used in service … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: WM No.236 Western Maryland Railway GM-EMD, model F-7A, Diesel Locomotive on April 15, 2017
General Motors developed the F-7 diesel-locomotive type In 1949. The F-7s had an EMD V-16 model 567B engine and was available as an A cab unit or a B booster unit. The A and B units were designed so they … Read More
BALITMORE, MD – APRIL 15: WM No 1803 Western Maryland Railway Caboose on April 15, 2017
The No. 1803 was originally built for the Western Maryland Railway in its Hagerstown, Maryland shops. The No. 1803 was one of the first steel cabooses added to the Western Maryland roster. When the No. 1803 first emerged from the … Read More
