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B&O Old Main Line Tour
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 Carrollton Viaduct updated Dec 2010 1 to 6 Morrell Park to Halethorpe updated Jul 2011 6 to 8 St. Denis to Avalon updated Dec 2010 8 to 11 Orange Grove to Ilchester updated Dec 2009 11 to 13  Ilchester to Grays updated May 2007 13 to 15 Ellicott City to Union Dam updated Aug 2012 15 to 18 Union Dam to Daniels updated Nov 2006 18 to 21 Daniels to Davis updated Dec 2006   21.2 Granite Spur updated Jun 2010 22 to 25 Woodstock to Henryton updated Jun 2007 26 to 29 Henryton to Sykesville updated Oct 2008   29.2 Springfield Hospital Spur updated Jan 2010 29 to 38 Sykesville to Watersville Junction updated Aug 2011 38 to 43 Mt. Airy to West End Plane updated Apr 2009 44 to 51 Lynn Burke to Ijamsville updated Nov 2008 51 to 54 Hartman to Monocacy River updated Aug 2007   54.2 Frederick Branch posted Nov 2009 54 to 59 Frederick Junction to Eastalco updated Sep 2007 60 to 65 Adamstown to Point of Rocks updated Sep 2007
Tracing disused B&O alignments along the Old Main Line	Ilchester - updated Dec 2010 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 - updated Oct 2008 Sykesville Tunnel - posted Mar 2007 Woodbine Tunnel - posted May 2007 Hartman Tunnel, East - posted Dec 2008 Hartman Tunnel, West - posted Jan 2009 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 - updated Apr 2009 Mt. Airy Loop - East - posted Dec 2004 Mt. Airy Loop - West - posted Jan 2005
Miscellaneous picture pages	Bridges - updated Jul 2011 Tunnels - updated Jun 2006 Mile by Mile - updated Feb 2011 Stringers - updated May 2011 Just Trains - updated Jun 2010 Mysteries - updated Feb 2008 Railfan by Satellite - updated Dec 2009 Photo Quiz - posted Jan 2006 Topographic Maps - posted Oct 2008

B&O Washington Branch Tour
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 9 to 10 Relay updated Jul 2011 10 to 13 Hanover to Dorsey updated Jul 2011 13 to 16 Dorsey to Jessup updated Jul 2012   16.2 Waterloo Branch updated Sep 2002   16.3 Columbia Branch updated Aug 2009 16 to 18 Jessup to Annapolis Junction updated Aug 2003 18 to 19 Annapolis Junction to Savage updated Dec 2009 19 to 22 Savage to Laurel updated Nov 2009 23 to 29 Laurel to Greenbelt updated Jan 2004 30 to 35 College Park to Brentwood updated Nov 2012 36 to 39 Ivy City to Washington updated Nov 2010
Tracing disused B&O spurs	Parkway Center - posted Jun 2008 Patuxent Branch - updated Apr 2006
Miscellaneous picture pages	Just Trains - posted Sep 2009 Milestones - updated Oct 2009 Mysteries - posted Oct 2007 Topographic Maps - posted Oct 2008

B&O Metropolitan Branch Tour
The B&O's 1873 Metropolitan Branch, now CSX's 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 posted Oct 2011 2 to 7 Brookland to Silver Spring updated Feb 2012 7 to 9 Silver Spring to Georgetown Jct updated May 2012 9 to 14 Forest Glen to Randolph updated Jul 2012 14 to 21 Rockville to Washington Grove updated Sep 2012 22 to 25 Gaithersburg to Waring updated Oct 2012 26 to 32 Germantown to Bucklodge extended Nov 2012 33 to 37 Barnesville to Dickerson posted Dec 2012   37.0 Dickerson Spur posted Jan 2013 37 to 43 Monocacy to Point of Rocks NEW! Feb 2013 68 to 72 Point of Rocks to Lander posted Dec 2009 72 to 73 Catoctin to Brunswick posted Jan 2010 74 to 76 Brunswick Yard posted Feb 2010 76 to 79 Brunswick to Weverton posted Mar 2010 80 to 82 Sandy Hook to Harpers Ferry posted 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 2011
Miscellaneous picture pages	coming 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

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NEWS: Hurricane Sandy 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

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 - posted Jul 2011
initial (old) version of these pages	Railroads - posted July 1999 Commuter Rails - posted July 1999 Highways and some RRs - posted August 1999