Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the earliest and most influential American railroads, playing a key role in the development of U.S. transportation and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf common carrier railroad
railroad company
appearsIn Monopoly board game as a railroad property
becamePartOf Chessie System
builtInfrastructure B&O Railroad Museum complex in Baltimore (original shops and facilities)
ceasedIndependentOperations 20th century
country United States of America
surface form: United States
earlyRoute Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills, Maryland
extendedTo Cumberland, Maryland
Wheeling, West Virginia
surface form: Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia)
founders Baltimore merchants
Baltimore
surface form: City of Baltimore

Maryland
surface form: State of Maryland
foundingDate February 28, 1827
gauge standard gauge
hasHeritageSite B&O Railroad Museum
headquartersLocation Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
historicalLocomotive Tom Thumb
inception 1827
industry rail transport
introducedService Amtrak Capitol Limited
surface form: Capitol Limited passenger train

National Limited passenger train
Royal Blue passenger train
laterUsedTechnology diesel locomotives
mergedInto Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
nickname B&O Warehouse
surface form: B&O
notableFor being one of the first common carrier railroads in the United States
being the first U.S. railroad to offer scheduled freight and passenger service
pioneering early American railroad technology
openedFirstSection 1830
operated commuter services in the Baltimore–Washington area
freight trains
passenger trains
peakEra early 20th century
late 19th century
playedRoleIn American Civil War logistics
development of U.S. transportation infrastructure
expansion of American commerce in the 19th century
purpose to provide rail transportation from Baltimore to the Ohio River
reachedOhioRiver 1852
servedCity Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore, Maryland

Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago, Illinois

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York

Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C.
servedRegion Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

Midwestern United States
successor CSX Transportation
TomThumbNotableFor first American-built steam locomotive to run on a common carrier railroad
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in
usedTechnology steam locomotives

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CSX Capital Subdivision formerOwner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Great Cacapon, West Virginia locatedOn Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historical line)
Capitol Limited (historical) predecessor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Capitol Limited (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Capitol Limited (historical) successorOf Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Capitol Limited (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
Capitol Limited (historical) railroadLineUsed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line
Gaithersburg station formerOperator Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gaithersburg station builtFor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cleveland Union Terminal servedRailway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal servedRailroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Daniel Willard employer Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Daniel Willard sphereOfInfluence Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Amtrak Northeast Corridor routes historicalPredecessor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (connecting segments)
Keyser, West Virginia hasRailServiceHistory Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Norman B. Ream boardMemberOf Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Savage, Maryland historicTransportation Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburgh–St. Louis usedBy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Union Stock Yards transportConnections Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Riverdale Park Historic District transportationLink Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CSX Transportation Metropolitan Subdivision formerOwner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe employer Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harpers Ferry Armory near Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore rail network hasHistoricalPredecessor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad network
Woodstock, Maryland locatedOn Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historic alignment)
Oakland, Maryland hasRailHistory Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Connellsville Extension connectsWith Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (via Western Maryland system connections)
Bellaire, Ohio, United States railwayServedBy Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
subject surface form: Bellaire, Ohio
Elkins, West Virginia hasRailroadHistoryWith Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland, Maryland wasJunctionFor Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monocacy Junction partOf Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monocacy Junction servedByRailroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Paw Paw, West Virginia transportationHistoryLinkedTo Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Capital Crescent Trail formerUse Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
this entity surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad freight line