B&O RR Photo Tours = in and around Maryland = voted top B&O history Web site

B&O Old Main Line Tour The OML is the route of the first commercial railroad in the USA as it pushed west from Baltimore, Maryland 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 Mar 2016 1 to 6 Morrell Park to Halethorpe Jan 2018 6 to 8 St. Denis to Avalon Dec 2010 8 to 11 Orange Grove to Ilchester Mar 2014 11 to 13  Ilchester to Grays Jan 2018 13 to 15 Ellicott City to Union Dam Apr 2018 15 to 18 Union Dam to Daniels Mar 2018 18 to 21 Daniels to Davis Feb 2018   21.2 Granite Spur Feb 2018 22 to 25 Woodstock to Henryton Dec 2014 26 to 29 Henryton to Sykesville Jan 2017   29.2 Springfield Hospital Spur Jan 2015 29 to 38 Gaither to Watersville Junction Dec 2017 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 Feb 2016 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 late-JUN 2018 43 Mt. Airy Planes Western approach Apr 2009 38 Mt. Airy Loop - East Jul 2016 40 Mt. Airy Loop - West Jul 2016 50 Hartman Tunnel, East Dec 2008 51 Hartman Tunnel, West Jan 2009 61 Adamstown Cutoff Nov 2007
== TOPICAL PICTURE PAGES == Blode Dam Removal - early-JUN 2018 Bridges - updated Jul 2011 Caboose Interior - posted May 2018 Chasing 3254 - posted Mar 2017 CPL Signals - updated Sep 2013 Just Trains - updated Jun 2010 Mile by Mile - updated Sep 2017 Mysteries - updated Feb 2008 Photo Quiz - posted Jan 2006 Railfan by Satellite - updated Dec 2009 Stringers - updated May 2011 Tunnels - updated Jun 2006 Water Tank Supply - posted Feb 2015

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 to Elkridge Apr 2017 10 to 13 Hanover to Dorsey Apr 2018 13 to 16 Dorsey to Jessup May 2018   16.2 Waterloo Branch Oct 2014   16.3 Columbia Branch mid-JUN 2018 16 to 18 Jessup to Annapolis Junction Oct 2017 18 to 19 Annapolis Junction to Savage Oct 2017 19 to 22 Savage to Laurel Nov 2013 23 to 29 Laurel to Greenbelt Jan 2015 30 to 35 College Park to Brentwood Jan 2015 36 to 39 Ivy City to Washington Nov 2010

== TRACING DISUSED B&O SPURS == Parkway Center - updated Apr 2016 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 Jul 2017 10 to 14 Forest Glen to Randolph Aug 2015 14 to 21 Rockville to Washington Grove Sep 2012 22 to 25 Gaithersburg to Waring Oct 2012 26 to 31 Germantown to Bucklodge Jul 2017 31 to 37 Sellman to Dickerson Jul 2017   37.0 Dickerson Spur Jan 2013 37 to 43 Monocacy to Point of Rocks Feb 2018 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 ROUTES == 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 Germantown to Winderbourne - posted Nov 2014 Boyds to Bucklodge Branch - posted Jul 2017 == 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. The photos are grouped into a logical order but there is some overlap.

Camden Cutoff and Spur - updated Apr 2016 Locust Point Branch - updated Mar 2018 South Baltimore Branch - posted Jun 2015 Curtis Bay Branch   mp 4 to 2 west - posted Apr 2015   mp 2 to -2 east - updated Feb 2018   Seawall Branch - updated Sep 2015   Marley Neck Branch - extending from Curtis Bay Branch     mp 8 to 5 - posted Aug 2015     mp 5 to 3 - posted Sep 2015     mp 3 to 0 - updated Jul 2016 Baltimore Belt Line - including Howard Street Tunnel   mp 96 to 94 Camden to Mount Royal - posted Nov 2016   mp 94 to 93 Jones Falls to Charles Village - posted Nov 2016   mp 93 to 89 Waverly to Bayview - posted Dec 2016 Philadelphia Branch   mp 89 to 80 Bayview to White Marsh - updated Nov 2017   mp 78 to 70 Gunpowder to Van Bibber - posted Sep 2017   mp 63 Aberdeen Station - posted Nov 2017   mp 63 to 58 Aberdeen to Susquehanna - NEW! JUN 2018 Sparrows Point Branch   mp -0 to 1 Bayview to Canton Jct - posted Feb 2017   mp 1 to 5 Canton Jct to Dundalk - posted Apr 2017   mp 5 to 10 Dundalk to Sparrows Point - posted Jun 2017

Other Area Rails

connections and competition for the B&O

NEWS: October 2017 - additional updates 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   Baltimore Huntingdon Avenue - future   Baltimore Light Rail - future Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway, Main Line:   Washington DC to Patuxent River - posted Jan 2018   Two Rivers to BWI Airport - updated Mar 2018   Linthicum to Patapsco River - posted Mar 2018   Patapsco River to Westport - posted Apr 2018   Westport to Baltimore - posted May 2018 Annapolis & Elk Ridge RR / WB&A South Shore:   Annapolis Junction to Odenton - updated Dec 2017   Naval Academy Junction to Annapolis - NEW! mid-JUN 2018 Pennsylvania RR / now Amtrak and NS:   Baltimore to Washington - updated Oct 2017   Baltimore B&P Tunnels - posted Dec 2016   Claremont Branch - updated Nov 2016   Catonsville Short Line, part 1 - updated Nov 2016   Catonsville Short Line, part 2 - posted Jan 2016   Baltimore and Sparrows Point RR, part 1 - posted Dec 2017   Baltimore and Sparrows Point RR, part 2 - posted Dec 2017 Western Maryland Railway / now CSX:   mp -2 to -0.5 Port Covington to Westport - posted Mar 2016   mp -0.5 to 1 Westport to OML - updated Oct 2016   mp 1 to 3 Pedicord to Mosher - posted May 2016   mp 3 to 4 Mosher to Walbrook - posted Jun 2016   mp 4 to 6 Walbrook to Cold Spring - posted Jul 2016   mp 6 to 8 Lucille Park to Mount Hope - posted Aug 2016   mp 8 to 10 Milford Mill to Sudbrook - posted Sep 2016   mp 10 to 15 Sudbrook to Owings Mills - posted Oct 2016 Miscellaneous: around the area - updated Jan 2018 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 - updated periodically

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