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- catalog abstract "The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B&O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service.".
- catalog contributor b690632.
- catalog created "1987.".
- catalog date "1987".
- catalog date "1987.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1987.".
- catalog description "A tale of three cities -- Baltimore obtains a railroad charter -- First rails -- Cumberland-- but no further -- On to the Ohio River -- Railroad operations in the fifties -- A railroad at war -- President Garrett faces postwar problems -- Garrett expands his lines -- Many presidents and a receivership -- A reorganized railroad faces a new century -- Daniel Willard comes aboard -- The Baltimore and Ohio goes to war -- Prosperity and a birthday party -- The depression years -- The Baltimore and Ohio again aids a nation at war -- Postwar problems -- The Baltimore and Ohio accepts the diesel -- The Simpson era: years of a declining traffic -- The Baltimore and Ohio is taken over by the Chesapeake and Ohio.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. 395-400.".
- catalog description "The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad in America. As an economic historian, Stover tells the history of the B&O from its beginnings in 1928, and through the dark times of this country's economic growth and downswings. He examines the programs undertaken by the company throughout its history to improve its lines, equipment, and service.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 419 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.".
- catalog identifier "0911198814".
- catalog isFormatOf "History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.".
- catalog issued "1987".
- catalog issued "1987.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press,".
- catalog relation "History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.".
- catalog subject "385/.065/74 19".
- catalog subject "Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company History.".
- catalog subject "HE2791.B3 S76 1987".
- catalog tableOfContents "A tale of three cities -- Baltimore obtains a railroad charter -- First rails -- Cumberland-- but no further -- On to the Ohio River -- Railroad operations in the fifties -- A railroad at war -- President Garrett faces postwar problems -- Garrett expands his lines -- Many presidents and a receivership -- A reorganized railroad faces a new century -- Daniel Willard comes aboard -- The Baltimore and Ohio goes to war -- Prosperity and a birthday party -- The depression years -- The Baltimore and Ohio again aids a nation at war -- Postwar problems -- The Baltimore and Ohio accepts the diesel -- The Simpson era: years of a declining traffic -- The Baltimore and Ohio is taken over by the Chesapeake and Ohio.".
- catalog title "History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad / John F. Stover.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".