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Roosevelt stands in background while being introduced to crowd.

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Aboard Baltimore and Ohio Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Aboard Baltimore and Ohio Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Aboard Baltimore and Ohio Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

Franklin D. Roosevelt pictured standing at podium on Baltimore and Ohio train car.

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Speaking From Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

Brooke worked on the Engineering Department for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. In 1921, he was Superintendent of Transportation for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

5. G. D. Brooke, Cumberland, Md.

Belgen was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Harvard University, graduating in 1897.  He worked as an engineer in Central America, South America, Washington, D. C., and eventually began working for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company.  In 1916, he was Chief Engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad System.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

6. R. N. Beglen, Cumberland, Md.

This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

7. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Engineer, Cumberland, Md.

This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

8. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Engineer, Cumberland, Md.

Group portrait of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineers.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

9. Baltimore and Ohio Engineering Department, Cumberland, Md.

Surveyors construct a lumber road.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

10. A Narrow Gauge Lumber Road Under Construction on Cherry River, near Curtin, W. Va.

Summerville makes his way out of a tent and into the snow.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

11. Dorsey Summerville at "Camp Earl" Surveyors Camp, Somewhere on Gauley River, W. Va.

Surveyors stand beside the tents and observe the "Beautiful Snow !*?!!".This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

12. Snow-Covered "Camp Earl" Surveyors Camp, Somewhere on Gauley River, W. Va.

Three men pose outside of a tent which has a "comfortable" interior, as described the photograph's inscription.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

13. Surveyors at "Camp Earl" on the Gauley River, W. Va.

Men identified as "Rat" (left), "Lew" (center), and "Doc" (right) pose together for a photo.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

14. B and O Railroad Surveyors at Camp near Gad, W. Va.

A group of men pose with supplies before their journey to Camp "High Life," where they slept in the open for several nights.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

15. B and O Railroad Surveyors at Start of Journey to Camp "High Life" on Gauley River, W. Va.

"This was taken at "Holly Hall" as the house is called. Mrs. Schiltz is standing and Mrs. Lane and Clarice Schiltz are sitting on the ground. The two boys standing on top of the wall are the Schiltz boys."Pictured in the middle row, second from left, is E. B. Schiltz.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

16. B and O Railroad Surveyors and Associates at "Holly Hall" on Gauley River, W. Va.

Pictured standing are E. B. Schiltz (left), Mrs. H. A. Lane (center), and H. A. Lane.Pictured sitting, from left to right, are D. R. McKibbin; an unidentified Q & C. (Queen and Crescent) Route agent; W. H. Koppleman; H. H. Hartlove; W. C. "Riney" Rinearson, Jr.; F. S. "Danny" Dannenberg; Willie Knight, Heinie Miller; and Mr. Hennessy.The group poses in front of a structure that reads, "Maiden's love, Bachelors rest, Widows hope."This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

17. B and O Railroad Engineering Corps at Daniel Boons Cabin near High Bridge, Ky.

A steamboat travels down the river. The railroad bridge is pictured in the background.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

18. B and O Bridge Over the Monongahela River at Glenwood, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Two unidentified men stand at the entrance of the tunnel.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

19. Surveyors at Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, East Portal, near Somerset, Pa.

A group of unidentified men listen to another explain the Searles Spiral during the surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

20. Surveying Lecture on Searles Spiral in Unidentified Location

A man stands knee deep in snow just outside of the tunnel entrance while surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

21. East Portal of Allegheny Mountain Tunnel near Somerset, Pa.

A group of men survey the land for the B. & O. Railroad. Subjects unidentified.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

22. Surveying for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Downey, Pa.

View of the office building that occupied the surveyor's for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

23. Surveyor's Office in Donegal, Pa.

A group of Baltimore and Ohio surveyors huddle by a fire to toast bread in the snow covered woods.This photograph is found in a scrapbook documenting the survey for the B. & O. Railroad in West Virginia and surrounding states.

24. Men Toasting Bread for Lunch in Woods, Likely in Somerset County, Pa.

Mrs. White, wife of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company president, is pictured with an unidentified man during the centennial event.

25. Mrs. White at B and O Railroad Covered Bridge Centennial, Philippi, W. Va.

The church was established in the 1850's when Irish and German settlers came to the town of Grafton to build the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B. & O.).

26. St. Augustine Catholic Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1855 in what was then known as Fetterman, Virginia. During the church building's construction, services were held in the carpenter shop of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company in Grafton.

27. The First United Presbyterian Church of Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

Several well-dressed young men stand on the track next to a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Car. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was one of the oldest railroads in the U.S. It passed through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. The men are probably West Virginia University students headed out of Morgantown.

28. Unidentified Men Pose Behind Railroad Car

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was one of the oldest railroads in the United States. It passed through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. The two men are possible WVU students headed out of Morgantown.

29. Two Unidentified Men in Front of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Car

Colored postcard photograph. See back of the original image for correspondence.

30. Baltimore and Ohio R. R. Depot by Night Clarksburg, W. Va.

This 305 foot long iron bridge over the Monongahela River in Marion County was built in 1852 at the astronomical price of 1/2 million dollars and was, at that time, the longest iron bridge in the country. Confederate General "Grumble" Jones targeted this bridge during his infamous 1863 raid. After two failed attempts to blow the bridge, he succeeded on the third try.

31. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge at Fairmont, Va. (later W. Va.) Destroyed During Civil War

Postcard photograph of a B&O train wreck near St. Mary's, West Virginia. Several people seem to be inspecting the damage. They were probably passengers.

32. B&O Train Wreck Near St. Marys, Pleasants County, W. Va.

Between Clarksburg and Enterprise, W. Va. Farm in background was Gore's. Now owned by E. Moore Reynolds

33. Howard Gore Stops on B & O Railroad in West Virginia

Three states, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia can also be seen

34. View of the Potomac and Cacapon Rivers and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

35. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge, Parkersburg, W. Va.

36. B, & O. Railroad Roundhouse and Shop, Weston, W. Va.

John L. Graw

37. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees, Grafton, W. Va.

John L. Graw

38. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees, Grafton, W. Va.

Huge crowd gathers to watch and say goodbye to Company L, US Army, being sent to Europe during World War l.

39. Crowd at B&O Depot Watch Mobilization of Company L During World War l, Morgantown, W. Va.

View looking down on Route 50 between Clarksburg (barely visible at the top of the photograph) and Bridgeport prior to the construction of Interstate 79.  Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line visible on the right portion running parallel to Route 50.  Currently, Interstate 79 intersects Route 50 near the center of the photograph.

40. Aerial View of Route 50 Looking West Towards Clarksburg, W. Va.

41. View of the B & O Bridge, Bellaire OH.

This is written on the front of the photo:Quaint old print of Tray Run Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio, originally published in The Illustrated London News of May 1861, nine years before any road installed an interlocking system.

42. Tray Run Viaduct on the Baltimore and Ohio near Rowlesburg, Preston County, W. Va.

43. Locomotive Passing Through Unidentified Town

44. Locomotive Passing Through Unidentified Town

45. Locomotive No. 5070 at the Railroad Depot in Claysville, PA

(One of B. & O. transportation relics.)

46. Conestoga Wagon of 1913

From left to right 1) Marcellus George 2) M.S. McDanel 3) F.E. Englar 4) J.P. Walker 5)V. D. Cockey 6) F. S. Dannenberg 7) C. McCLemley 8) J.J. Curtin 9) W.L. Zirkle 10) E.E. Harrison 11) I.L. Peffinberger 12) J.C. Heilig 13) R.H. Killingsworth 14) A.C. George 15) T.C. Cockey 16) H.A. Cook 17) W.L. Six 18) F.W. Ternune 19) J.P. White 20) J.A. Carder 21) Ray Hawkins 22) M.E. Nelson 23) S.S. Mathias 24) C.W. Brown.

47. Baltimore and Ohio Engineering Corps, Philippi, W. Va.

48. From the Chesapeake to the Ohio, B. & O. R. R. Scenery

A view of B. & O. R.R. scenery in stereoscopic images.

49. From the Chesapeake to the Ohio, B. & O. R. R. Scenery

50. Rosby's Rock Marker on State Route 2 Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va.

51. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Bridgeport, W. Va.

Left to right:  1) Tom Blackwell in the Store Door, 2) Unknown, 3) Tom Kenney with Beard, 4) Bob Haley with Boots, 5) Kelso Dell, 6) Scrubby Dell, 7) Babe Johnson, 8) Bill Nichols, Others Unknown.

52. Group of Men in front of the Baltimore and Ohio Depot, Bridgeport, W. Va.

53. Baltimore and Ohio Station Manager J. A. Deegan and Telegraph Operator W. S. Law in the Bridgeport Station

Likely near Rosemont or Flemington, W. Va.

54. Baltimore and Ohio Coal Cars

55. Baltimore and Ohio Water Tank, South Grafton, W. Va.

56. Man and Woman in front of a B & O Locomotive at Fetterman Yard, Grafton, W. Va.

Fetherman Yard Crew with a B.& O. Steam Engine.

57. Fetterman Yard Crew, Grafton, W. Va.

58. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge, Grafton, W. Va.

59. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Richwood, W. Va.

B&O Roundhouse visible at right.

60. Tygart River at Grafton, W. Va.

61. Baltimore and Ohio Yards, Grafton, W. Va.

62. Baltimore and Ohio Roundhouse, Fairmont, W. Va.

63. Coal Cars in the Baltimore and Ohio Yard, Fairmont, W. Va.

A view of the B. & O. Depot and a bridge over the Monongahela river.

64. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Fairmont, W. Va.

65. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Waterfront, Fairmont, W. Va.

66. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot and Waterfront, Fairmont, W. Va.

'Commercial Hotel at right.'

67. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tracks through Bridgeport, W. Va.

68. Trolley Car at the Baltimore and Ohio Depot in Bridgeport, W. Va.

'132.@.(55); August 2, 1884, Saturday 5 pm.'

69. Potomac River and B&O Railroad

70. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Clarksburg, W. Va.

'This picture taken at Chiefton by Ray Hinerman who was a telegraph operator.  Charles E. Heskell, Mound Avenue is on the pilot.  Bruce Traught, deceased is at his left.  "Dutch" Homan on the other side of the pilot, now runs on the street cars.  June Hoover, engineer, who is next to his, is deceased.  Bill Shakelford is on the left of other track and Walter Summers, 623 State Street, is still on the B. & O., now an engineer.'

71. Baltimore and Ohio Locomotive No.1892 and Crew

'Ben or B. Franklin, a character on a train ride which is narrated.  Copied from "Picturesque B.& O., Historical and Descriptive (Chicago, 1883), by J. G. Pangborn, p. 23.'

72. Character on a Train Ride

73. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

The inscription on the photo identifies the location incorrectly as Weverton, West Va.; it is Maryland.

74. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Weverton, Maryland

75. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Williamstown, W. Va.

76. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Wheeling, W. Va.

'with J. M. Gossetts'

77. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Romney, W. Va.

78. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Ravenswood, W. Va.

79. Union Depot, Baltimore and Ohio, Kanawha and Michigan, Pt. Pleasant, W. Va.

80. Balitimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Paw Paw, W. Va.

81. Balitimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Parkersburg, W. Va.

82. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Moundsville, W. Va.

83. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Morgantown, W. Va.

84. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, McMechen, W. Va.

Possibly near Morgantown.

85. Baltimore and Ohio Trains on Tracks

Baltimore and Ohio car with passengers in the center.

86. Special Train, S.V. & E. Railroad

87. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Hancock, W. Va.

88. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Green Spring, W. Va.

89. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Farmington, W. Va.

90. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Elm Grove, W. Va.

91. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cameron, W. Va.

92. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Cameron, W. Va.

B. & O. Harper's Ferry Depot: shown here are buildings on each side of rail roads and a locomotive is coming into depot crossing a steel span bridge.

93. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

94. Baltimore and Ohio Bridge and the Tunnel Under Maryland Heights

95. Where Shenandoah Meets the Potomac River and the New and Old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridges

'View of Eastern end of the great Kingwood Tunnel, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 260 miles from Baltimore, With its Stone Coping, Double Track, and Line of the formerly used Temporary Track over the Hill.'

96. Great Kingwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Kingwood, W. Va.