{"product_id":"the-baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-bob-withers-9780738552835","title":"The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in West Virginia","description":"In 1827, a group of Baltimore capitalists feared their city would be left out of the lucrative East Coast-to-Midwest trade that other eastern cities were developing; thus, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was chartered. Political pressure kept the B\u0026amp;O out of Pennsylvania at first, and so track crews\u003cbr\u003eheaded for what is now West Virginia, building mountainous routes with torturous grades to Wheeling and Parkersburg. Eventually the B\u0026amp;O financed and acquired a spiderweb of branch lines that covered much of the northern and central parts of the Mountain State. This book takes a close look at the line's locomotives, passenger and freight trains, \u003cbr\u003estructures, and, most importantly, its people who endeared their company to generations of travelers, shippers, and small Appalachian communities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Withers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738552836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738552835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.54w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009 pg. 146","brand":"Bob Withers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947041325311,"sku":"9780738552835","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e757bf1f-b9bc-463c-a969-769124c4bb54.jpg?v=1681516360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-bob-withers-9780738552835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}