that was great. I was born about 12 years after the b&o changed to csx, so i never saw it in person. But this was really cool to see. Thumbs up, and a fav!
At 2:52 you see a passenger train headed across the Thomas Viaduct (built in the 1830s) headed into Relay, just outside of Baltimore (I'd say around 1900, judging by the woman's outfit, standing near the obelisk, which is still there). CSX trains still use this bridge today. The B&O built to last. I railfan here from time to time. :)
It is a joke my friend, a joke. That is what fans called the merger or I should say takeover. Of our poor B&O. CSX-ACL-SAL-RF&P-A&WP-L&N-half of Conrail. What we Erie-Lackawanna guys called Conjob. (for ripping up our railroad.) Oh, CC&O Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio. Monon(CI&L) and half of C&EI. I loved B&O and C&O but I don't like the bad service of the foreign owned CSX. What's not a joke is what's happened to our rail system. Most of it is gone!
NS and CSX the banks and others on Wall Street want less rail corridors.That way they control what's left and can have priceing power.(raise rates on freight and Amtrak.) Everyone wants less railroads, except the railfans. Something else happened that really got a big company mad. Conrail wanted to buy Cotton Belt! That was Conrail's undoing. The plan was to have just two major railroads west of Chicago. Now you would have a Philadelphia company...Conrail doing business in Dallas Texas!!!
Conrail in Texas?The PACIFIC railroad of the UNION army...(1860's) untill congress picked the new name Union Pacific. Went to the government along with CSX and the Banks and NS with a new plan to get rid of Conrail. Which the government had improved by giving Conrail millions and millions of dollars. Amtrak also paid for these improvements out what little money they had. They never got the money Conrail got!Now with the property all fixed up and no more rail competition all the routes ripped up.
The NS and CSX were happy to break up Conrail.(UP was happy too, they kept control of the SSW corridor!) Everyone that mattered was happy, Wall Street made money.That's what railroads in this country are, money machines. By the way Wall Street owns the government, period. The Northeast Corridor is between two of the powerful business centers in the world! New York (the big money center banks) and Washington (the government) everyone else has very poor train service.
High Speed passenger rail should have been built years ago. But the Highway lobby,which is more powerful than the railroads and owns alot of railroad stock anyway. (Oil people,buses,tires,pavement,airlines,and all the companys that make money on highways and airports have been against it. Now that alittle money will finally be spent on trains outside of the Northeast Corridor. Who has the property? NS and CSX! This is very complicated and hard to expain on youtube. But just follow the "money"
This is a rare engine about which little is known. Apparently it remained in service for some time. I have never seen a video of it. For that matter, there are not a while lot of videos of the PRR duplex drives either.
I'm having trouble finding info on it, but I think it was an experimental engine called "Colonel Emerson" after the B&O designer-engineer of that name. Emerson was into trying new things- some of which didn't work. I think this engine fell into that category. It can be seen, in stylized form, in a poster for "The Fair of the Iron Horse" along with the Tom Thumb in a profile view.
My mistake- sort of. It was called the "George Emerson" and was one of a kind. Along with the B&O's "Lady Baltimore" and "Lord Baltimore", the "George Emerson" is the final member of the trio of one of kind experimental engines. If you checke them out, you'll notice the European influence that showed up on all three.
Awesome shots of the B&O from the beginning to the end. The choice of music???? Really? Some how that and steam locomotives don't go together. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your collection. very nice shots.
So long Baltimore & Ohio. We will NEVER forget you. I only wish that you were still a Class 1 Railroad.
ThePete352 7 months ago
that was great. I was born about 12 years after the b&o changed to csx, so i never saw it in person. But this was really cool to see. Thumbs up, and a fav!
lukasfols1 10 months ago
Great collection of pics! Thanks for making this!
BaltimoreAndOhioRR 1 year ago
otherwise, great tribute to the B&O RR.
hotrod347 2 years ago
@hotrod347 You're right. its a Hudson Class. i dont know any other railroad to use hudsons but the NYC
howardkevinm 1 year ago
the engine at 0:50 is not a B&O. thats a NYC lines. i know them tenders anywhere.
hotrod347 2 years ago
Great video. B&O is one of my favorite railroads and I wish it was still in operation using steam engines today.
MrConrailQuality 2 years ago
go B&O!!!!!
mmikeironhorse 2 years ago
At 2:52 you see a passenger train headed across the Thomas Viaduct (built in the 1830s) headed into Relay, just outside of Baltimore (I'd say around 1900, judging by the woman's outfit, standing near the obelisk, which is still there). CSX trains still use this bridge today. The B&O built to last. I railfan here from time to time. :)
Hendo56 2 years ago
SUPER! Long live our beloved B&O!
BurgerChefGuy 2 years ago
B&O still exsist, its part of the CSX system
howardkevinm 2 years ago
@howardkevinm Yes, it's now the BALTIPEAKE AND OHIO. Or it that, CHESAMORE AND OHIO?
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
CSX is the chessie system and b&o merger and also has SAL. Why dont u read up on your railroad history before commenting.
howardkevinm 2 years ago
It is a joke my friend, a joke. That is what fans called the merger or I should say takeover. Of our poor B&O. CSX-ACL-SAL-RF&P-A&WP-L&N-half of Conrail. What we Erie-Lackawanna guys called Conjob. (for ripping up our railroad.) Oh, CC&O Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio. Monon(CI&L) and half of C&EI. I loved B&O and C&O but I don't like the bad service of the foreign owned CSX. What's not a joke is what's happened to our rail system. Most of it is gone!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
i thought conrail was profitable how come NS and CSX wanted to chop it apart?
howardkevinm 2 years ago
NS and CSX the banks and others on Wall Street want less rail corridors.That way they control what's left and can have priceing power.(raise rates on freight and Amtrak.) Everyone wants less railroads, except the railfans. Something else happened that really got a big company mad. Conrail wanted to buy Cotton Belt! That was Conrail's undoing. The plan was to have just two major railroads west of Chicago. Now you would have a Philadelphia company...Conrail doing business in Dallas Texas!!!
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
Conrail in Texas?The PACIFIC railroad of the UNION army...(1860's) untill congress picked the new name Union Pacific. Went to the government along with CSX and the Banks and NS with a new plan to get rid of Conrail. Which the government had improved by giving Conrail millions and millions of dollars. Amtrak also paid for these improvements out what little money they had. They never got the money Conrail got!Now with the property all fixed up and no more rail competition all the routes ripped up.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
The NS and CSX were happy to break up Conrail.(UP was happy too, they kept control of the SSW corridor!) Everyone that mattered was happy, Wall Street made money.That's what railroads in this country are, money machines. By the way Wall Street owns the government, period. The Northeast Corridor is between two of the powerful business centers in the world! New York (the big money center banks) and Washington (the government) everyone else has very poor train service.
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
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intercityrailpal 2 years ago
High Speed passenger rail should have been built years ago. But the Highway lobby,which is more powerful than the railroads and owns alot of railroad stock anyway. (Oil people,buses,tires,pavement,airlines,and all the companys that make money on highways and airports have been against it. Now that alittle money will finally be spent on trains outside of the Northeast Corridor. Who has the property? NS and CSX! This is very complicated and hard to expain on youtube. But just follow the "money"
intercityrailpal 2 years ago
The 4-4-4-4 is fascinating. I wonder what the performance stats were.
boazrg 2 years ago
This is a rare engine about which little is known. Apparently it remained in service for some time. I have never seen a video of it. For that matter, there are not a while lot of videos of the PRR duplex drives either.
boazrg 2 years ago
I'm having trouble finding info on it, but I think it was an experimental engine called "Colonel Emerson" after the B&O designer-engineer of that name. Emerson was into trying new things- some of which didn't work. I think this engine fell into that category. It can be seen, in stylized form, in a poster for "The Fair of the Iron Horse" along with the Tom Thumb in a profile view.
Hendo56 2 years ago
My mistake- sort of. It was called the "George Emerson" and was one of a kind. Along with the B&O's "Lady Baltimore" and "Lord Baltimore", the "George Emerson" is the final member of the trio of one of kind experimental engines. If you checke them out, you'll notice the European influence that showed up on all three.
Hendo56 2 years ago
Awesome shots of the B&O from the beginning to the end. The choice of music???? Really? Some how that and steam locomotives don't go together. Anyhow, thanks for sharing your collection. very nice shots.
s16100 3 years ago