Business
On the 4th of July, 1828, 52 years to the day after he signed the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll pushed a shovel into the earth at Mount Claire estate just west of Baltimore and launched an industrial revolution in his young country.
Dec. 22, 1986
World & Nation
Jervis Langdon Jr., 99, one of the nation’s foremost railroad executives, who was president of the storied Baltimore & Ohio in its last years as an independent company, died Monday in his native Elmira, N.Y., of congestive heart failure.
Feb. 19, 2004
A plan calling for the merger of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad into the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway has been approved by directors of both railroads.
Dec. 3, 1986
Travel & Experiences
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April 8, 2000
Eight cars of a Baltimore & Ohio freight train carrying a non-toxic chemical derailed early Saturday, but no leaks or injuries were reported, authorities said.
Jan. 5, 1986
California
Richard Warner Gartin, 42, admitted submitting bogus vouchers totaling nearly $3 million over more than seven years claiming that freight was damaged by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, one of the companies operating under the Chessie name.
July 4, 1985
The obituary for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was written in 1963 and again in 1986, but at least from a financial perspective, it may be years before the railroad cashes out.
Sept. 21, 1989
The handsome circular building, which looks like it might house a gigantic merry-go-round, is surrounded by an incredible assortment of colorful trains.
Jan. 12, 1992
Clayton Fritchey, a retired columnist who also had been an assistant to President Harry S.
Jan. 27, 2001
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agents knew they had a serious problem brewing when a sizable Confederate force appeared unexpectedly near Frederick, Md., in early July 1864, during the American Civil War.
June 30, 2014