Album containing photographs of railroad bridges and stations along the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia Division taken on a trip made by a small group of B&O Railroad employees who surveyed the line, March 1891.

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Aberdeen Station
Depicts a railroad station adjacent to the B & O tracks. See Cowenton Station (P.9945.18) for a similar station design.
Aiken Station
Depicts a small, one room railroad station. For similar station designs see Harford Station (P.9945.21); Baldwin Station (P.9945.51); and Upland Station (P.9945.89).
Baldwin's Station
Depicts a small, one room station. Includes another building on the opposite side of the tracks, and two water towers in the distance. For views of similar stations, see Harford Station (P.9945.21); Aiken Station (P.9945.35); and Upland Station (P.9945.89).
Bel Air Road
Depicts a deck truss bridge spanning a dirt road.
Big Elk Creek
Depicts a deck truss bridge supported by stone abutments spanning Big Elk Creek.
Big Gunpowder Bridge
Depicts a deck truss railroad bridge spanning Big Gunpowder River in Maryland. The bridge is supported by stone arched abutments on both sides.
Boone Station
Depicts a small, one room station, and an adjacent shed on the opposite side of the tracks. A man and a woman stand on the platform in front of the station. For views of similar station designs, see Ridley Station (P.9945.99); Collingdale Station (P.9945.106); and Sixtieth Street Station (P.9945.116).
Boothwyn Station
Depicts a small , one room station covered in shingles. It is elevated on a hill above the tracks.
Bradshaw Station
Depicts a small, brick railroad station. For views of similar designs see Leslie Station (P.9945.41); Childs Station (P.9945.47); and Kiamensi Station (P.9945.62)
Brandywine Creek Bridge
Depicts a pin-connected, deck truss bridge mounted on granite masonry piers spanning the Brandywine River in Delaware. Constructed for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ca. 1885, but modified in 1920 for automobile traffic. Also known as the Augustine Bridge.
Bridges and buildings, Philadelphia Division, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1891. [graphic] : W.A. Pratt, Div. Engr. M of W.
Album containing photographs of railroad bridges and stations along the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia Division linking Baltimore and Philadelphia taken on a trip made by a small group of B&O Railroad employees who surveyed the line in March 1891. Under the supervision of Division Engineer Maintenance-of-Way William A. Pratt and Foreman of Bridges and Buildings George W. Andrews, the group set out from Baltimore riding on a hand cart to inspect and photograph 78 bridges and culverts spanning rivers, creek, runs, and roads in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania; and 37 of the nearly 70 stations along the line. Images depict a variety of common railroad bridges including through truss bridges, deck truss bridges, deck plate girder bridges, pony plate girder bridges and stone arch culverts as well as images of two major bridges crossing the Susquehanna River near Havre de Grace and the Brandywine River in Wilmington. Album also documents a variety of types of small railroad stations as well as three urban railroad stations designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness: the Philadelphia Terminal at 24th and Chestnuts Streets, and the Water Street and Delaware Avenue Stations in Wilmington., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2001, pg. 58-9.
Bush River Bridge
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning a narrow body of water. Two men stand on the bridge.
Canton slip
Depicts railroad slip and industrial buildings along Baltimore's industrial waterfront in the neighborhood of Canton.
Canton station
Several men stand near the two-story station building. Brick, industrial buildings sit adjacent to the station and railroad tracks.
Carpenter Station
For views of similar designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); Holmes Station (P.9945.104); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Carrcroft Station
Depicts a Queen Anne-style station. For views of similar station designs, see Darby Station (P.9945.110) and Folsom Station (P.9945.100).
Casho's Mill Race
Depicts a single stone culvert.
Chester Creek
Depicts a deck truss bridge spanning Chester Creek.
Chester Creek Branch of the P and B.C.R.R. Bridge
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning railroad tracks of the Chester Creek Branch of the Baltimore Central Railroad Company. A single track runs under the bridge.
Childs Station
Depicts a small Queen Anne style station, covered in shingles. To view similar station designs, see Bradshaw Station (P.9945.16); Leslie Station (P.9945.41); and Kiamensi Station (P.9945.62).
Christianna Creek
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning Christiana Creek. Three men stand on the bridge, and several sit in the hand cart nearby.
Church Creek
Depicts a pony plate girder bridge spanning Church Creek in Maryland.
Cobbs Creek
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning Cobbs Creek.
Collingdale Station
Depicts the small, brick station, located on the west side of Clifton Avenue. For views of similar station designs, see Ridley Station (P.9945.99); Boone Station (P.9945.108); and Sixtieth Street Station (P.9945.116).
Cowenton Station
Depicts a small brick railroad station, with decorative dormers protruding from the hipped roof. To see an identical design, see Aberdeen Station [P.9945.28].
Crum Creek
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning Crum Creek.
Curtis Mill Road and P and D. R.R.
Depicts a railroad bridge with both a deck plate girder and through truss design.
Dairy Farm Road
Depicts a deck plate girder bridge spanning Dairy Farm Road.
Darby Creek Bridge
Depicts a tall, deck plate girder bridge spanning Darby Creek.
Darby Station
Depicts a Queen Anne-style station. For views of similar station designs, see Carrcroft Station (P.9945.78) and Folsom Station (P.9945.100).
Darby Tunnel
Depicts the Baltimore & Ohio railroad tracks descending into a stone arch tunnel under a roadway.
Delaware Avenue Bridge, Wilmington
View from Delaware Avenue showing the pony plate girder bridge near the train station.
Delaware Avenue Station, Wilmington
Depicts the Queen Anne-style train station at Dupont and Delaware Avenues, constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. A group of men and boys stand under the lantern-lined arcade covering the train platform. An identical arcade runs the length of the platform on the opposite side of the tracks. The Logan House sits behind the train station in the image, named after the Civil War hero, General John Logan. A through truss bridge is visible in the distance.
Delaware Avenue Station, Wilmington
View from the street showing the Queen Anne-style train station at Dupont and Delaware Avenues, constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. Includes a partial view of the pony plate girder bridge spanning Delaware Avenue.
Depot 24th and Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Exterior view looking at the north and east elevations of the Philadelphia terminal of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at the southwest corner of 24th and Chestnut streets. Frank Furness designed the station. Built between 1886 and 1888., Part of an album containing photographs of railroad bridges and stations along the B&O Railroad's Philadelphia Division taken on a trip made by a small group of B&O Railroad employees, under the supervision of Division Engineer Maintenance-of-Way William A. Pratt, who surveyed the line in March 1891., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 76., Arcadia caption text: Philadelphia architect Frank Furness designed three railroad stations for the Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) Railroad including the Philadelphia depot constructed between 1886 and 1888 at the southeast corner of Twenty-fourth and Chestnut streets. The Schuylkill East Side Railroad, a line chartered by the B & O with the Reading Railroad, ran south from Fairmount along the east side of the Schuylkill River, connected with the new terminal, and continued south to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Both railroad companies wanted to compete with the Pennsylvania Railroad's profitable line to the Capital. This photograph was part of an 1891 photographic survey of the B & O Railroad's bridges and stations between Baltimore and Philadelphia., LCP AR [Annual Report] 2001, pg. 58-9.
East Approach of Gray's Ferry Tunnel, Phila.
View looking west at the east approach of the Grays Ferry Avenue tunnel, which runs under the intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and South 34th Street.
East Approach of Park Tunnel Looking East, Phila.
View of the east approach of Park Tunnel, looking east from the pedestrian bridge spanning the tracks near the City Park Hotel.
East Approach of Park Tunnel Looking West, Phila.
View of the east approach of Park Tunnel, looking west. Two men stand near the tracks. A "Red Line" railroad car is visible in the distance, along with the City Park Hotel and a pedestrian bridge spanning the tracks.
East Branch, Naaman's Creek
Depicts two stone culverts under the tracks.
Eastern Ave. Bridge
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks are elevated above Eastern Avenue in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore. A man stands next to a horse-drawn cart on the dirt road under the pony plate girder bridge. Railroad cars and businesses are visible in the distance.

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