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Wanted: your old railroad photos

B&O Old Main Line Tour The OML is the route of the first commercial railroad in the United States as it pushed west from Baltimore, MD to the Ohio River. It was constructed largely by hand between 1828 and 1835, and amazingly, continues in active railroading use even now.
== ACTIVE RAILROAD == MILE AREA DATE 0 to 1 Baltimore to Carrollton Viaduct Dec 2010 1 to 6 Morrell Park to Halethorpe Jul 2011 6 to 8 St. Denis to Avalon Dec 2010 8 to 11 Orange Grove to Ilchester Mar 2014 11 to 13  Ilchester to Grays May 2007 13 to 15 Ellicott City to Union Dam Aug 2012 15 to 18 Union Dam to Daniels Dec 2013 18 to 21 Daniels to Davis May 2014   21.2 Granite Spur Jun 2010 22 to 25 Woodstock to Henryton Jun 2007 26 to 29 Henryton to Sykesville Oct 2008   29.2 Springfield Hospital Spur Jan 2010 29 to 38 Gaither to Watersville Junction Jan 2014 38 to 43 Mt. Airy to West End Plane Feb 2014 44 to 51 Lynn Burke to Ijamsville Nov 2008 51 to 54 Hartman to Monocacy River Aug 2007   54.2 Frederick Branch Nov 2009 54 to 59 Frederick Junction to Eastalco Sep 2007 60 to 65 Adamstown to Point of Rocks Sep 2007	== DISUSED ROUTES == MILE AREA DATE 10 Ilchester Dec 2010 11 Lees Sep 2006 15 Union Dam Dec 2013 18 Elysville/Alberton/Daniels JUL 2014 20 Davis Jun 2014 23 McKeldin Jun 2007 25 Henryton Jan 2007 28 Sykesville Oct 2008 29 Sykesville Tunnel Mar 2007 33 Woodbine Tunnel May 2007 36 Mt. Airy Planes Eastern approach Feb 2005 38 Mt. Airy Planes 1 and 2 Feb 2014 40 Mt. Airy Planes 3 and 4 May 2005 43 Mt. Airy Planes Western approach Apr 2009 38 Mt. Airy Loop - East Dec 2004 40 Mt. Airy Loop - West Jan 2005 50 Hartman Tunnel, East Dec 2008 51 Hartman Tunnel, West Jan 2009 61 Adamstown Cutoff Nov 2007
== TOPICAL PICTURE PAGES == Bridges - updated Jul 2011 Color-Position Light Signals - updated Sep 2013 Just Trains - updated Jun 2010 Mile by Mile - updated Jun 2014 Mysteries - updated Feb 2008 Photo Quiz - posted Jan 2006 Railfan by Satellite - updated Dec 2009 Stringers - updated May 2011 Tunnels - updated Jun 2006

B&O Washington Branch Tour The B&O Washington Branch (now CSX Capital Subdivision) splits from the Old Main Line in Relay and extends to Washington, DC. It was built around 1835, but contains fewer surviving relics than the OML. The route is busier and less scenic.

MILE AREA DATE 9 to 10 Relay Jul 2011 10 to 13 Hanover to Dorsey Jul 2011 13 to 16 Dorsey to Jessup Jul 2012   16.2 Waterloo Branch Sep 2002   16.3 Columbia Branch Aug 2009 16 to 18 Jessup to Annapolis Junction Aug 2003 18 to 19 Annapolis Junction to Savage Nov 2013 19 to 22 Savage to Laurel Nov 2013 23 to 29 Laurel to Greenbelt Jan 2004 30 to 35 College Park to Brentwood Nov 2013 36 to 39 Ivy City to Washington Nov 2010

== TRACING DISUSED B&O SPURS == Parkway Center - updated May 2013 Patuxent Branch - updated Dec 2013 == TOPICAL PICTURE PAGES == Color-Position Light Signals - posted Sep 2013 Just Trains - posted Sep 2009 Milestones - updated Oct 2009 Mysteries - posted Oct 2007

B&O Metropolitan Branch Tour The B&O Metropolitan Branch, now CSX Metropolitan Subdivision, starts in Washington, DC and progresses northwest to Weverton, MD. This tour continues to Harpers Ferry, WV as the Cumberland Subdivision.

MILE AREA DATE 0 to 2 Washington, DC Oct 2011 2 to 7 Brookland to Silver Spring Oct 2013 7 to 9 Silver Spring to Georgetown Jct May 2013 10 to 14 Forest Glen to Randolph Aug 2013 14 to 21 Rockville to Washington Grove Sep 2012 22 to 25 Gaithersburg to Waring Oct 2012 26 to 32 Germantown to Bucklodge Nov 2012 33 to 37 Barnesville to Dickerson Dec 2012   37.0 Dickerson Spur Jan 2013 37 to 43 Monocacy to Point of Rocks Feb 2013 68 to 72 Point of Rocks to Lander Dec 2009 72 to 73 Catoctin to Brunswick Jan 2010 74 to 76 Brunswick Yard Feb 2010 76 to 79 Brunswick to Weverton Mar 2010 80 to 82 Sandy Hook to Harpers Ferry May 2010

== TRACING DISUSED B&O BRANCHES == Georgetown Branch, mile 0 to 1 - posted Jul 2010 Georgetown Branch, mile 1 to 2 - posted Aug 2010 Georgetown Branch, mile 2 to 3 - posted Sep 2010 Georgetown Branch, mile 3 to 4 - posted Oct 2010 Georgetown Branch, mile 4 to 6 - updated Dec 2010 Georgetown Branch, mile 6 to 8 - updated Jan 2011 Georgetown Branch, mile 8 to 11 - updated Apr 2014 == TOPICAL PICTURE PAGES == Just Trains - posted Jun 2013 Mile by Mile - updated Apr 2013

B&O Tours Around Baltimore
The B&O built (and rebuilt) many short branches and other connections in and around Baltimore. I've tried to group the photos into a logical order but there is some overlap.	Locust Point Branch - updated Jan 2004 Camden Cutoff and Spur - updated Jun 2007

Other Area Rails

connections and competition for the B&O

NEWS: Mt. Airy Rails to Trails Trolley / Streetcar Lines:   Washington - Laurel, page 1: to Beltsville - posted May 2004   Washington - Laurel, page 2: to Laurel - posted May 2004   Ellicott City - Catonsville: to Catonsville - updated Sep 2010 Annapolis & Elk Ridge RR: Annapolis Junction to Annapolis - updated Feb 2005 Pennsylvania RR / Amtrak: Baltimore to Washington - updated Jun 2011 Miscellaneous: around the area - posted Dec 2010 Topographic Maps: B&O mileposts added - posted Oct 2008

Steve's Picks
My favorite pics and resource recommendations	Favorite Pictures - updated Dec 2010 Favorite Books - updated Nov 2005 Favorite Links - posted Jun 2004

General Area Transportation Photos
miscellaneous	Baltimore City Intersections - updated Aug 2013
initial (old) version of these pages	Railroads - posted July 1999 Commuter Rails - posted July 1999 Highways and some RRs - posted August 1999