From: The Historian
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Date: 6/22/1994
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Author: Grant, H. Roger
In the annals of American railroad history, one company stands out as truly heroic, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company (B & O). Although this Baltimore-based carrier gained considerable recognition in the twentieth century for the innovative programs of Daniel Willard, a long-time company president, it is better remembered for activities during its formative years. The B & O served as the prototypical American railway during the antebellum era; it was the "Railroad University of the ...
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