History of the B&O Railroad

My Granddad worked on the railroad in Wheeling, WV. My Dad remembers hopping boxcars from Benwood to Wheeling as a young boy. The railroad has a rich and interesting history. You might find this short piece on the B&O Railraod to be of interest.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland west to the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia and Parkersburg, West Virginia. It is now part of the CSX network, and includes the oldest operational railroad bridge in the world. The B&O also coincidentally included the Leiper Railroad, the first permanent railroad in the U.S. The railroad's former shops in Baltimore, including the Mt. Clare roundhouse, now house the B&O Railroad Museum.