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01 Jun

Artists' Excursion train left Camden Station in Baltimore

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was completed from Baltimore to Wheeling in December 1852 and opened to the public the following year. Although revenues from hauling coal and other freight soon followed, the railroad was faced with competition f...

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