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Welcome to virtual tours of the Baltimore and Ohio (now CSX) railroad in Maryland. Each of the over 900 tour photos is accompanied by a thumbnail image, description, map location, reader comments and more.

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Comments? Corrections? EMail me. I hope you enjoy the tours! -Steve
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B&O Old Main Line Tour
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For the railroad archaeologist, perhaps there's no area with a greater number of interesting relics-per-mile than the Baltimore & Ohio's Old Main Line (OML).

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.

MILE AREA DATE
0 to 1 Baltimore to Carollton Viaduct updated May 2002
1 to 6 Carollton Viaduct to Halethorpe updated Dec 2003
6 to 8 St. Denis to Avalon updated Sep 2004
8 to 11 Orange Grove to Ilchester updated Nov 2007
11 to 13  Ilchester to Grays updated May 2007
13 to 15 Ellicott City to Union Dam updated Jun 2005
15 to 18 Union Dam to Daniels updated Nov 2006
18 to 21 Daniels to Davis updated Dec 2006
  21.2 Granite Spur posted Jan 2003
22 to 25 Woodstock to Henryton updated Jun 2007
26 to 29 Henryton to Sykesville updated Feb 2007
  29.2 Springfield Hospital Spur updated Apr 2008
29 to 38 Sykesville to Watersville Junction updated May 2007
38 to 46 Mt. Airy to Monrovia updated Oct 2005
46 to 53 Monrovia to Reels Mill updated Jun 2006
54 to 58 Frederick Jct. to Buckeystown updated Aug 2007
59 to 65 Adamstown to Point of Rocks updated Sep 2007

Tracing disused B&O alignments along the Old Main Line

Ilchester - updated May 2008
Lees - posted Sep 2006
Union Dam - posted Oct 2006
Elysville/Alberton/Daniels - posted Nov 2006
Davis - posted Dec 2006
McKeldin - posted Jun 2007
Henryton - posted Jan 2007
Sykesville - posted Feb 2007
Sykesville Tunnel - posted Mar 2007
Woodbine Tunnel - posted May 2007
Adamstown Cutoff - posted Nov 2007
Mt. Airy Planes Eastern approach - posted Feb 2005
Mt. Airy Planes 1 and 2 - posted Mar 2005
Mt. Airy Planes 3 and 4 - posted May 2005
Mt. Airy Planes Western approach - posted Jul 2006
Mt. Airy Loop - East - posted Dec 2004
Mt. Airy Loop - West - posted Jan 2005

Miscellaneous picture pages

Bridges - updated Feb 2008
Tunnels - updated Jun 2006
Stringers - posted Jan 2008
Mysteries - updated Feb 2008
Photo Quiz - posted Jan 2006

B&O Washington Branch Tour
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The B&O's Washington Branch (now CSX's Capital Subdivision) splits off from the Old Main Line in Relay and extends down 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
0 to 2 Relay to Hanover updated Feb 2002
2 to 4 Hanover to Dorsey updated Oct 2004
4 to 7 Dorsey to Jessup updated Oct 2003
  7.2 Waterloo Branch updated Sep 2002
  7.3 Columbia Branch updated Mar 2006
7 to 9 Jessup to Annapolis Junction updated Aug 2003
9 to 10 Annapolis Junction to Savage updated Nov 2004
  10.4 Patuxent Branch updated Apr 2006
10 to 13  Savage to Laurel updated Nov 2003
14 to 20 Laurel to Greenbelt updated Jan 2004
21 to 26 College Park to Brentwood updated Aug 2004
27 to 30 Ivy City to Washington updated Dec 2005
Miscellaneous picture pages Milestones - updated Apr 2008
Mysteries - posted Oct 2007

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

B&O Metropolitan Branch Tour
Someday in the future.

Other Area Rails
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for the B&O 		NEWS: GHS raising funds via Christmas ornament depicting Woodstock station
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 - posted Mar 2002
Annapolis & Elk Ridge RR: Annapolis Junction to Annapolis - updated Feb 2005
Pennsylvania RR / Amtrak: Baltimore to Washington - updated Apr 2004

Steve's Picks
My favorite pics and resource recommendations Favorite Pictures - updated Oct 2006
Favorite Books - updated Nov 2005
Favorite Links - posted Jun 2004

General Area Transportation Photos
initial (old) version of these pages Railroads - posted July 1999
Commuter Rails - posted July 1999
Highways and some RRs - posted August 1999

COPYRIGHT NOTICE - Unless otherwise credited, all Content (text and images) on the pages linked above are © Copyright 1999, 2008 by Intersystem Concepts, Inc. Permission is granted to copy and reuse up to 10 Content elements (i.e. up to 10 of our images and accompanying text) provided 1) no fee is charged for the items which include it, 2) our original copyright is preserved, and 3) we are credited as the source as follows "Photos and/or text Copyright Intersystem Concepts, Inc. Used with permission. See http://www.trainweb.org/oldmainline". For other use or higher quality/resolution copies of any of our photos, please contact us (fees reasonable). This is not a stock photo site, but we may have something you can use. Some photos on these pages are of The B&O Railroad Museum Collection. I'm a B&O Museum member. It's a great place; you should consider joining.

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