Horses And Mules, And Even Sail Cars,

With The Reorganization Of 1898 Finished, The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Entered A New Period In Its History.

The Railroad Originally Was As Completely Dissociated From Steam Propulsion As Was The Ship

The Close Relationship Between Railroad Expansion And The Genera Development And Prosperity Of The Country Is Nowhere Brought More Distinctly Into Relief Than In Connection With The Construction Of The Pacific Railroads.

People Began To Understand That With The Acquisition Of California The Nation Had Obtained Practically Half A Continent, Of Which The Future Possibilities Were Almost Unlimited, So Far As The Development Of Natural Resources And The Genera Production Of Wealth Were Concerned.

When The Scheme For The Construction Of A Railroad From Baltimore To The Waters Of The Ohio River First Began To Take Form, The United States Had Barely Emerged From The Revolutionary Period