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3 unusual facts about Old Main Line Subdivision


Old Main Line

Old Main Line Subdivision of CSX Transportation (and formerly of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Philip E. Thomas

In building the new railroad, Thomas and the B&O encountered many obstacles - political, legal, financial and technical - but construction of the main line continued westward during the 1830s.

Point of Rocks, Maryland

Marking the junction between CSX's Metropolitan Subdivision (the current main line) and the Old Main Line Subdivision, it remains one of the former B&O's signature landmarks, and is a popular subject of railroad photography.



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