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Catalogue of the Centenary Exhibition of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 1927
Catalogue of the Centenary Exhibition of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
1827-1927
SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION
Copyright 1927
Soft Cover
172 Pages
Provides a detailed description (illustrated throughout with black and white photos) of all the objects on view in the Baltimore & Ohio Centenary Exhibition halls, including the Hall of Transportation, the Exhibit Tracks, the Traffic Building, the Allied Services Building, the Maryland Pavilion, and the Pageant. Also includes a history of the B&O and a description of how the Exhibition (or Fair of the Iron Horse) came into being.
HISTORY OF THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO........ .. 9
How THE CENTENARY CAME INTO BEING... 15
HAIL OF TRANSPORTATION:
Evolution of Transportation on the Baltimore & Ohio 1830-1927 19
Harpers Ferry 31
Pangborn Collection of Wooden Locomotive Models. 33
The Brake 39
The Stoker. 44
Other Locomotive and Car Appliances .. 46
Signal Development .. .. 51
Track Appliance Development... .... 63
Time Service Development 64
Railroad Development Pictures. .. 66
EXHIBIT TRACKS:
Track Development .. 98
Locomotive Development 99
Passenger Car Development.. .. 106
Freight Car Development 107
Motor Coach Development.... .. 110
Agricultural Demonstration Special Train 111
The Capitol Limited.. 112
TRAFFIC BUILDING:
Locust Point Grain Elevator.... . 114
Curtis Bay Coal Terminal.. 116
Passenger and Freight Traffic Development...... 117
Baltimore and Ohio Magazine .. .. 121
Relief Map of the Baltimore and Ohio .. 125 TALKS ABOUT MAPS - no map
Alexander Brown & Sons .. .... 125
Travelers Aid Society.. .... 126
Commercial Development 126
ALLIED SERVICES BUILDING:
Illuminated Map.. .. 127 TALKS ABOUT MAPS - no map
The Telegraph. 127
The Telephone... 132
The Express. 136
Railway Mail.. 136
Steamship Models.. .. 140
Relief Department .. 146
Railroad Bookkeeping 149
THE MARYLAND PAVILION .. .. 153
THE PAGEANT.... 154
Locomotives and Trains in the Pageant .. 161
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