Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historical)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:B&O
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:B&O_Railroad
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defunct 1987
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Monopoly_(board_game)
gptkbp:founded 1827
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historical)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo gptkb:B&O_Capitol_Dome
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:CSX_Corporation
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:B&O_Railroad_Museum
gptkb:Thomas_Viaduct
gptkb:B&O_Railroad_Potomac_River_Crossing
B&O Railroad Bridge (Philadelphia)
gptkbp:notableEvent First common carrier railroad in the United States
Site of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
gptkbp:notableFreightService grain transport
coal transport
automobile transport
gptkbp:notableInvention First telegraph line in the U.S. (Baltimore to Washington, D.C.)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_W._Garrett
gptkb:Philip_E._Thomas
gptkb:Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton
gptkbp:notableRoute Baltimore to Chicago, Illinois
Baltimore to St. Louis, Missouri
Baltimore to Wheeling, West Virginia
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:William_Mason
gptkb:National_Limited
gptkb:Capitol_Limited
gptkb:Tom_Thumb
gptkb:Camden_Station
gptkb:Cincinnatian
gptkb:Mount_Clare_Station
Royal Blue
EM-1
Cumberland Station
President Class
Washington, D.C. Union Station
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Midwest_United_States
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_United_States
gptkb:Northeast_United_States
gptkb:Southeast_United_States
gptkbp:parentCompany Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (after 1963)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CSX_Transportation
gptkbp:website http://www.borail.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_railroads
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6