January 24, 2024
B & O Thunder in the Alleghenies: Railroad's struggle to master the Alleghenies
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B&OThunder in the Alleghenies byDeane Mellander This is a Brand NEW BOOK—Not a Used Book! Book is shrinkwrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable container for protection from damage. This book is a nostalgic look at the rugged freight and passenger equipment the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad used to tackle the Allegheny Mountains. You'll tour the Cumberland and Pittsburgh Divisions to see the backbone of B&O's motive power fleet, including 2-8-0s, streamlined 4-6-2s, 2-10-2s, 2-8-8-4s, F3s, FA-1s, Shark Noses, Centipedes and E7s. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad used its biggest and best power to conquer the mountains around Cumberland, Maryland. Noted photographers such as Phil Hastings, William Price, Richard Kindig and others share their images of everything from articulated steam to E-units to heavy freight and passenger action over this scenic mountain railroad. This look at the B&O depicts the Railroads's struggle to master the Alleghenies. The time will be the final years of steam power in all its fulminating glory. The coverage begins with the East End of the Cumberland Division, for this is the prelude to the battles with the mountains.After a brief pause at Cumberland, the scene shifts to the West End of the division, famous for its Seventeen Mile, Cranberry, Cheat River, and Newburg grades, plus the action at Terra Alta
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