View of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company employees who conducted the 111-mile survey of the bridges, culverts and stations along the newly constructed Philadelphia Division connecting Baltimore and Philadelphia. Includes from left to right: George W. Andrews, Dr. Robb, William A. Pratt, and P.G. McNamee.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.129]
Depicts a small, one-room station elevated above the railroad tracks. Four men stand outside of the station, looking toward the photographer. For views of similar station designs see Aiken Station (P.9945.35); Baldwin Station (P.9945.51); and Upland Station (P.9945.89).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.21]
Depicts a small railroad station adjacent to the B & O tracks in Havre de Grace. For views of similar station designs see Van Bibber Station (P.9945.18); Whitaker Station (P.9945.37) and Singerly Station (P.9945.50).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.31]
Depicts a Queen Anne-style, shingle-covered station in Prospect Park. For views of similar station designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Carpenter Station (P.9945.81); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); and Llanwellyn Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.102]
Depicts a small brick and shingle-covered station. A large shed sits across from the station, on the opposite side of the tracks. For views of similar designs, see Bradshaw Station (P.9945.16); Leslie Station (P.9945.41); and Childs Station (P.9945.47).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.62]
Depicts a railroad station above the B & O tracks. Several men and a child stand on the platform opposite the station. For similar station designs see Bradshaw Station (P.9945.16); Childs Station (P.9945.47); and Kiamensi Station (P.9945.62).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.41]
Depicts the Queen Anne-style railroad station near Ashland Avenue and Bonsall Avenue in Glenolden, Pa. For views of similar station designs, see Stepney Station (P.9945.26); Carpenter Station (P.9945.81); Twin Oaks Station (P.9945.86); and Holmes Station (P.9945.104).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.104]
Depicts the Wilmington station at Water and Market Streets constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. Warehouses and other industrial buildings at the Market Street Wharf are visible in the background.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.69]
Depicts a deck plate girder bridge spanning Moore's Run in in Baltimore, Maryland. Several men stand on the tracks over the bridge, and a group of men sit in a hand cart.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.9]
Depicts the roadway bridge carrying Mount Moriah Lane (Cemetery Avenue?) over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks. A man stands on the tracks nearby, looking toward the photographer. The platforms of the Mount Moriah Station are visible in the distance.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.114]
Depicts the railroad station constructed in 1886 after designs by Furness, Evans & Co. A horse is harnessed to a carriage and stands close to the platform nearby. Small, brick homes are visible behind the station.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.56]
Depicts a wide dirt road under the pony plate girder bridge in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore. Horse-drawn carts are visible on the road in the distance.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.4]
Depicts a through truss bridge spanning the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad tracks. The bridge is located at South 57th Street, between Woodland Avenue in the north and Grays Avenue in the south.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.118]
Depicts a through truss bridge carrying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks over the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore tracks. View includes flatcars sitting on the lower tracks.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.6]
Depicts a pin connected Pratt truss bridge spanning Red Clay Creek near Kiamensi. A small stone dam is located underneath. A brick building, probably a mill, is partially visible.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.64]
Depicts a small, shingle-style station. For views of similar station designs, see Collingdale Station (P.9945.106); Boone Station (P.9945.108); and Sixtieth Street Station (P.9945.116).
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.99]
View of a locomotive pulling four railroad cars. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad started the Royal Blue Line service between New York City and Washington, D.C. in 1890 to become more competitive with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Locomotives on the Royal Blue Line were the fastest owned by the railroad.
Date
March 1891.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. albums - B&O [P.9945.128]
