Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:B&O
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:CSX_Transportation gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
gptkbp:ceased_operations	1987
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:Monopoly_(board_game)
gptkbp:firstPresident	gptkb:Philip_E._Thomas
gptkbp:firstTerminus	gptkb:Ellicott's_Mills,_Maryland
gptkbp:founded	1827
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:George_Brown gptkb:Philip_E._Thomas
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first common carrier railroad in the United States first telegraph line in the U.S. built along its right-of-way first railroad to offer scheduled freight and passenger service in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
gptkbp:logo	gptkb:B&O_Capitol_Dome
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Railway
gptkbp:museum	gptkb:B&O_Railroad_Museum
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Howard_Street_Tunnel gptkb:Kingwood_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Thomas_Viaduct
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Great_Railroad_Strike_of_1877
gptkbp:notableRoute	Baltimore to Chicago, Illinois Baltimore to St. Louis, Missouri Baltimore to Wheeling, West Virginia
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:National_Limited gptkb:Capitol_Limited gptkb:Cincinnatian gptkb:Metropolitan_Special Royal Blue
gptkbp:openedSection	1830
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:CSX_Corporation
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:Baltimore gptkb:Buffalo gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Cleveland gptkb:Columbus gptkb:Denver,_Colorado gptkb:Detroit gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois gptkb:Indianapolis gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri gptkb:Louisville gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee gptkb:Philadelphia gptkb:Pittsburgh gptkb:San_Francisco,_California gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois gptkb:St._Louis gptkb:Washington,_D.C. gptkb:Sandusky gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio gptkb:Lexington,_Kentucky gptkb:Gary,_Indiana gptkb:Cincinnati gptkb:Cumberland gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey gptkb:Toledo gptkb:Wheeling gptkb:Martinsburg gptkb:Parkersburg gptkb:Omaha,_Nebraska gptkb:Hammond,_Indiana gptkb:Akron,_Ohio gptkb:Richmond,_Indiana gptkb:Youngstown,_Ohio Grafton Wilmington, Delaware
gptkbp:station	gptkb:Camden_Station gptkb:Mount_Clare_Station
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lehman_Brothers gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4