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B&O Old Main Line Tour
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The OML is the route of the first commercial railroad in the USA as it pushed west from Baltimore, Maryland to the Ohio River.
It was constructed largely by hand between 1828 and 1835, and amazingly, continues in use even now by CSX.
== ACTIVE RAILROAD ==
MILE AREA DATE
0 to 1 Baltimore to Locust Point Br May 2021
1 to 3 Gwynn's Run to Curtis Bay Jct Feb 2023
3 to 5 Camden Jct to Monumental Feb 2023
  5.1 Fairgrounds May 2023
5 to 6.7 Halethorpe Jun 2023
6.8 St. Denis Apr 2024
7 to 8 Relay to Avalon Jun 2020
8 to 10 Orange Grove to Ilchester Mar 2014
11 to 13  Ilchester to Grays Mar 2020
13 to 15 Ellicott City to Union Dam Apr 2018
15 to 18 Union Dam to Daniels Mar 2018
18 to 21 Daniels to Davis Feb 2018
22 to 25 Woodstock to Henryton Jul 2020
26 to 29 Henryton to Sykesville Feb 2021
29 to 33 Gaither to Morgan Jan 2024
34 to 38 Woodbine to Watersville Jct Dec 2017
38 to 43 Mt. Airy to West End Plane Jul 2024
  40 Mt. Airy Loop - West Aug 2019
44 to 51 Lynn Burke to Ijamsville Feb 2019
51 to 54 Hartman to Monocacy River Jan 2023
  54.2 Frederick Branch May 2019
54 to 59 Frederick Jct to Eastalco Sep 2007
60 to 65 Adamstown to Point of Rocks Sep 2007
== DISUSED ROUTES ==
MILE AREA DATE
10 Ilchester Jan 2020
11 Lees Sep 2006
15 Union Dam Dec 2013
18 Elysville/Alberton/Daniels Sep 2021
20 Davis Mar 2020
21 Granite Spur Jun 2019
23 McKeldin Feb 2016
25 Henryton May 2020
28 Sykesville Jun 2024
29 Springfield Hospital Sep 2024
29 Sykesville Tunnel Mar 2007
33 Woodbine Tunnel May 2007
36 Mt. Airy Planes E approach Feb 2005
38 Mt. Airy Planes 1 and 2 Jul 2024
40 Mt. Airy Planes 3 and 4 Jun 2018
43 Mt. Airy Planes W approach Apr 2009
38 Mt. Airy Loop - East Jul 2016
50 Hartman Tunnel, East Feb 2019
51 Hartman Tunnel, West Jan 2009
61 Adamstown Cutoff Nov 2007
== TOPICAL PAGES ==
Bloede Dam Removal - Sep 2019
Bridges - Jul 2011
Caboose Interior - May 2018
Chasing 3254 - Mar 2017
CPL Signals - Sep 2013
HX Tower - Mar 2019
Just Trains - Jun 2010
Mile by Mile - Jan 2024
Mysteries - Feb 2008
Patapsco Park Flooding - Jun 2022
Photo Quiz - Jan 2006
Railfan by Satellite - Dec 2009
St. Denis - Oct 2018
Stringers - May 2011
Tunnels - Jun 2006
Water Tank Supply - Feb 2015

B&O Washington Branch Tour
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The B&O Washington Branch (now CSX Capital Sub) splits from the Old Main Line in Relay to reach Washington, DC.
It was built around 1835, but contains fewer surviving relics than the OML. The route is busier and less scenic.
MILE AREA DATE
9 to 10 Relay to Elkridge early-OCT 2024
10 to 13 Hanover to Harwood Apr 2021
  13.0 Route 100 Industrial Park Oct 2020
13 to 14 Dorsey Jun 2024
15 to 16 Montevideo to Bridewell May 2023
  16.2 Waterloo Branch May 2021
  16.4 Columbia Branch Jan 2022
16 to 18 Jessup to Annapolis Junction Mar 2023
18 to 19 Annapolis Junction Jul 2023
  18.7 Washington Corridor Ind Park Feb 2022
19 to 20 Savage Feb 2021
20 to 21 Laurel Dec 2023
22 to 25 Laurel to Muirkirk Apr 2024
26 to 28 Ammendale to Sunnyside Dec 2022
28 to 32 Greenbelt to College Park Dec 2021
32 to 33 Riverdale to Hyattsville Sep 2023
  33.4 Alexandria Br, mp 121-119 Feb 2020
  33.4 Alexandria Br, mp 118-115 Mar 2020
33 to 37 Hyattsville to Brentwood Aug 2024
37 to 39 Ivy City to Washington Aug 2024
== DISUSED B&O SPURS ==
Parkway Center - Apr 2016
Patuxent Branch, part 1 - Aug 2020
part 2 - Aug 2020

== TOPICAL PAGES ==
AJ Rock Delivery - Apr 2020
AJ Rocky Sequel - May 2024
CPL Signals - Sep 2013
Dorsey Traffic Jam - Jun 2023
Just Trains - Sep 2009
Laurel Park - Feb 2024
Milestones - Jan 2021
Mysteries - Oct 2007
Switching Jessup - Mar 2021
Viaduct Bypass - Mar 2024


B&O Metropolitan Branch Tour
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The B&O Metropolitan Branch, now CSX Metropolitan Subdivision, starts in Washington, DC and progresses northwest
to Weverton, MD. This tour continues to Harpers Ferry, WV as the Cumberland Subdivision.
MILE AREA DATE
0 to 1 Washington, DC Sep 2020
1 to 4 Eckington to Brookland Oct 2023
4 to 7 Terra Cotta to Takoma Park Jun 2022
7.3 to 7.4 Silver Spring Feb 2024
8 to 9 Silver Spring to Georgetown Jct May 2024
9 to 11 Forest Glen to Kensington Sep 2022
11 to 15 Garrett Park to Woodmont Aug 2023
16 to 18 Rockville Nov 2022
19 to 21 Derwood to Washington Grove Nov 2022
21 to 22 Gaithersburg Aug 2024
22 to 27 Fairgrounds to Germantown Apr 2022
27 to 31 Seneca to Bucklodge Apr 2022
31 to 37 Sellman to Dickerson May 2024
  37.0 Dickerson Spur Jan 2013
37 to 43 Monocacy to Point of Rocks Jan 2022
68 to 72 Point of Rocks to Lander Dec 2009
72 to 74 Catoctin to Brunswick Jan 2010
75 to 76 Brunswick Yard Jun 2024
76 to 79 Brunswick to Weverton Mar 2010
80 to 82 Sandy Hook to Harpers Ferry May 2010
== DISUSED ROUTES ==
Georgetown Branch
mile 0 to 1 - Nov 2022
mile 1 to 2 - Aug 2010
mile 2 to 3 - Sep 2010
mile 3 to 4 - Oct 2010
mile 4 to 6 - Dec 2010
mile 6 to 8 - Jan 2011
mile 8 to 11 - Feb 2020

Metropolitan Br Orig Alignments
Germantown to Winderbourne - Sep 2023
Boyds to Bucklodge - Aug 2023
Barnesville to Dickerson - Feb 2021

== TOPICAL PAGES ==
Just Trains - Jun 2013
Mile by Mile - Apr 2013
Trash Pickup - May 2023


B&O Tours Around Baltimore
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short B&O branches

around Baltimore

clickable map

many are now part of

CSX's Baltimore

Terminal Subdivision
Camden Cutoff and Spur
  mp 3 to 1.5 - Jul 2021
  mp 1.5 to 0.7 - Aug 2021
  mp 0.6 to 0 - Sep 2021
Locust Point Branch
  mp -1.5 to 0 - Dec 2022
  mp 0 to 2 - Jan 2023
  mp 2 to 3.6 - Feb 2023
South Baltimore Branch - Jun 2015
Curtis Bay Branch
  mp 4 to 0 west - Jul 2023
  mp 0 to -2 east - Oct 2023
  Seawall Branch
    mp 0 to 1 - Jul 2015
    mp 1 to 2 - Apr 2024
  Marley Neck Branch
    mp 8 to 5 - Aug 2015
    mp 5 to 3 - May 2024
    mp 3 to 0 - Mar 2021

Baltimore Belt Line - including Howard Street Tunnel
  mp 96 to 94 Camden to Mount Royal - Nov 2016
  mp 94 to 93 Jones Falls to Charles Village - Jun 2020
  mp 93 to 89 Waverly to Bayview - Jan 2023
Philadelphia Branch
  mp 89 to 82 Bayview to Poplar - Jun 2023
  mp 82 to 74 White Marsh to Clayton - Sep 2017
  mp 73 to 63 Van Bibber to Aberdeen - Jun 2022
  mp 63 Aberdeen Station - Nov 2017
  mp 63 to 58 Aberdeen to Susquehanna - Jun 2018
Sparrows Point Branch
  mp -0 to 1 Bayview to Canton Jct - Aug 2018
  mp 1 to 5 Canton Jct to Dundalk - Apr 2017
  mp 5 to 10 Dundalk to Sparrows Point - Jun 2017

Topical
  Chasing 958 - Jan 2024

Pennsylvania Railroad in Maryland
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By combining several smaller roads, Pennsylvania Railroad was able to break the
B&O's monopoly on long-distance rail service from/to Maryland and Washington, DC.
connections

and competition

for B&O

clickable map
Pennsylvania RR / now Amtrak Northeast Corridor and NS:
MILE AREA DATE
60 to 84 Susquehanna to Martin Airport Sep 2022
85 to 92 Middle River to Bay View Nov 2022
  92 President Street Branch Dec 2018
92 to 95 Orangeville to Penn Station Dec 2018
95 to 96 Baltimore Penn Station Dec 2018
96 to 98 B&P Tunnel Jan 2024
98 to 99 Fulton Jct to Gwynns Falls Jan 2023
99 to 100 Loudon Park Mar 2022
101 to 102 Violetville to Arbutus Aug 2022
103 to 104 Halethorpe to Winans Nov 2023
104 to 105 Winans to Patapsco Mar 2021
105 to 106 Elkridge to Stoney Run Jan 2021
107 to 113 Harmans to Jackson Grove Dec 2023
113 to 114 Odenton Nov 2022
114 to 118 Piney Orchard to Arundel Aug 2019
  118.3 Bowie Race Track Branch May 2019
119 to 120 North Bowie Feb 2020
  120.5 Bowie and Popes Creek Sep 2019
121 to 126 Glenn Dale to Lanham Oct 2019
127 New Carrollton Oct 2019
127 to 129 Landover to Magruder Nov 2019
130 to 134 Tuxedo to Gateway Nov 2019
134 Ivy City Dec 2019
135 Brentwood to K Tower Aug 2024
136 Union Station Yard Aug 2024
136 Union Station, Washington, DC Jan 2020

Northern Central Railway / now Light RailLink and NS:
MILE AREA DATE
0 to 0.5 Downtown Baltimore Aug 2020
0.5 to 1 Midtown Baltimore May 2020
1.5 Bolton Jun 2020
2 to 3 Mount Vernon Jul 2020
3 to 4 Woodberry to Melvale May 2023
5 to 7 Mt. Washington to Hollins Aug 2020
  7.1 Green Spring Branch, part 1 Oct 2020
  7.1 Green Spring Branch, part 2 Nov 2020
7 to 10 Lake Roland to Riderwood Dec 2020
10 to 14 Lutherville to Timonium Jan 2021
14 to 16 Cockeysville Jan 2021

Other PRR / now Amtrak and NS:
  Baltimore and Sparrows Point RR - Nov 2023
    part 2 - Dec 2017
  Catonsville Short Line - Mar 2024
    part 2 - Feb 2024
  Claremont Branch - Nov 2016
  Sparrows Point Branch - Mar 2023
    part 2 - Apr 2023
  Union Railroad West - Sep 2024
    URR East - NEW! OCT 2024
  Amtrak Acela Locomotives - Apr 2023
  Amtrak ACS-64 Locomotives - late-SEP 2024
  Penn Line Mile by Mile - Aug 2024
Other ex-PRR:
  Canton Railroad - Jul 2023
    part 2 - Aug 2023
    part 3 - Sep 2023
  RF&P Subdivision - May 2022
  Landover Subdivision - Sep 2022

Other Area Rail Tours
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trolleys

interurbans

other RRs

clickable map
Western Maryland Railway / now CSX:
MILE AREA DATE
-2 to -1 Port Covington to Patapsco River Jul 2024
-1 to 0.5 Spring Garden to Westport Jul 2024
0.5 to 1 Westport to OML Oct 2021
1 to 3 Pedicord to Mosher May 2016
3 to 4 Mosher to Walbrook Jun 2016
4 to 6 Walbrook to Cold Spring Jul 2016
6 to 8 Lucille Park to Mount Hope Aug 2016
8 to 10 Milford Mill to Sudbrook Sep 2022
10 to 13 Sudbrook to McDonogh Oct 2022
13 to 15 Green Spring Jct to Owings Mills Oct 2022

Trolley / Streetcar / Commuter Lines:
  RI Avenue Trolley - to Beltsville - Dec 2022
    part 2 - to Laurel - Mar 2024
  Trolley Line #9 - to Catonsville - May 2022
  Huntingdon Avenue Viaduct - Aug 2022
  MARC engine photos - May 2023
Baltimore Light Rail:
  Hunt Valley to Lutherville - Apr 2021
  Riderwood to Woodberry - Jun 2021
  Woodberry to Penn Station - Jul 2021
  Penn Station to Camden Station - Aug 2021
  Stadiums to Westport - Sep 2021
  Westport to Linthicum - Oct 2021
  Shipley to Cromwell - Mar 2024
  BWI Airport spur - Dec 2021
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway, Main Line:
  Washington DC to Patuxent River - Apr 2019
  Two Rivers to BWI Airport - Feb 2022
  Linthicum to Patapsco River - Jun 2024
  Patapsco River to Westport - Nov 2018
  Westport to Baltimore - Jan 2021
Annapolis & Elk Ridge RR / WB&A South Shore:
  Annapolis Jct to Patuxent Switch - Mar 2023
  Odenton - Dec 2020
  Millersville to Annapolis - Aug 2023
Annapolis Short Line / WB&A North Shore / B&A:
  Annapolis to Winchester - Jul 2018
  Arnold to Elvaton - Aug 2018
  Marley to Ferndale - Sep 2018
  Shipley to Baltimore Highlands - Dec 2021
  Cliffords to Baltimore - mid-SEP 2024

Everything Else
non-tour photo groups CSX Engine Finders part 1, part 2
DC Metro Green Line - Mar 2023
Liveries B&O to CSX - Apr 2024
MoW Equipment: CSX - Oct 2023
  CSX 2 - Nov 2023
  Other - Dec 2023
No Location: around the area - Nov 2019
Other RRs around the area - Jan 2022
guest author HH Harwood, Jr.
  Corporate Relationship Nomenclature - Feb 2024
miscellaneous News: Railfan Cameras
Your help needed with Unknown photos
Wanted: your quality railroad photos
Old Software for sale, 1980 to 2005
Baltimore City Intersections - Jun 2023
Korean War in Color: a few trains - Aug 2023
Signs: fun and unusual - Aug 2019
  Signs 2: more - Oct 2019
  Signs 3: still more - Jul 2024
Topographic Maps: NC mileposts added - Oct 2020
my favorite pics and resource recommendations Favorite Pictures - Apr 2022
Favorite Books - Jul 2023
Favorite Links - updated periodically
initial (old) version of these pages, now outdated Railroads - July 1999
Commuter Rails - July 1999
Highways and some RRs - August 1999
PRR Baltimore to Washington overview - Oct 2017

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