Transportation in Gary, Indiana - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, New York Central Railroad, U.S. Route 6, South Shore Line, New York (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, New York Central Railroad, U.S. Route 6, South Shore Line, New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, U.S. Route 20 in Indiana, Indiana Toll Road, U.S. Route 12 in Indiana, Indiana State Road 912, Calumet River, Interstate 65 in Indiana, Borman Expressway, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, Gary Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana State Road 55, Gary/Chicago International Airport, Interstate 94 in Indiana, Yellowstone Trail, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, Chicago - New York Electric Air Line Railroad, Miller, Union Station, Gary Metro Center, Gary Airport, Indiana State Road 53, Tri-State Highway, Buffington Harbor. Excerpt: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting marks B&O, BO) was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal (which served New York City) and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which would have connected Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. At first this railroad was located entirely in the state of Maryland with an original line from the port of Baltimore west to Sandy Hook. At this point to continue westward, it had to cross into Virginia (now West Virginia) over the Potomac River, adjacent to the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. From there it passed through Virginia from Harpers Ferry to a point just west of the junction of Patterson Creek and the North Branch Potomac River where it crossed back into Maryland to reach Cumberland. From there it was extended to the Ohio River at Wheeling and a few years later also to Parkersburg, West Virginia. It is now part of the CSX Transportation (CSX) network, and includes the oldest operational railroad bridge in the USA. The B&O also included the Leip...