{"product_id":"baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-in-west-virginia-9781531633165","title":"Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia","description":"In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B\u0026amp;O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews \u003cbr\u003eheaded for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B\u0026amp;O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, \u003cbr\u003estructures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531633165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Bob Withers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656942153884,"sku":"9781531633165","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6c06c963-98a7-4498-a491-529867be786b.jpg?v=1603889374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-in-west-virginia-9781531633165","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}