In 1830, the first horse drawn passenger car was used on the B & O rail road from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the B & O, a postage stamp was released showing the Pioneer, Tom Thumb (first steam engine) and a 1952 modern locomotive.1952 US commemorative stamp. "The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad chartered Feb. 28, 1827 125 years of rail transportation"
A modern replica is at the original B & O train station (1831) which is now a museum.
©2018 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD
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