The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O Railroad), founded in 1827 in Maryland, was the first major railroad in the United States to carry both passengers and freight using steam-powered locomotives.

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The second span of Long Bridge will double rail capacity across the Potomac. It’s not the first attempt to increase capacity by building a second rail crossing of the river in the District: During ...

A new book telling the stories of the women who helped build the first transcontinental railroad is a fascinating insight ...

It is both the most inviting target and the most iconic backdrop in all of baseball. It is also a singular landmark of the ...

American history has always been made of the railway. It is a means of transportation and a source of economic growth, and of ...

If you're from Washington County, chances are you have heard of or been to Hagerstown— the county seat. But do you know how ...

Ellicott City has a rich history of farming, milling and railroads. Ellicott City’s story begins with the Ellicott brothers, who established a milling operation along the Patapsco River, transforming ...

CSX Transportation has added merchandise capacity at its Willard, Ohio, rail yard after phased improvements helped convert ...

Little is known about the two sets of skeletal remains uncovered during an excavation in downtown Frederick last week — only that police are convinced they’re “historic in nature.” ...

Jim Willis, a well-known local character, was indicted at Criminal Court for entering a Baltimore & Ohio freight car in the local yards and stealing therefrom 150 feet of rope, worth $15.00, a set of ...

The winter storm is moving offshore, but much of the eastern part of the country faces ice, bitterly cold temperatures and ...