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Railroad family tree

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IRONROOSTER
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:28 PM
The B&O was the first common carrier in the U.S.
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coalminer3
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Posted by coalminer3 on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 2:43 PM
IIRC, the Granite Railway (Quincy, MA) started operation in 1826. The B&O was chartered a year later.

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 30, 2005 3:13 PM
Yes there are books on the railroad that you are interested in and it would tell you the history of that line.
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jimhaleyscomet
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Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:04 PM
Thanks for the lead. Anyone interested can also try http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/fmly_tre.html.

Further suggestions are welcome.

Jim H
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Richard A
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Posted by Richard A on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 12:23 PM
Try this link on Trains.com
http://www.trains.com/story/story_list.asp?idMenuCategory=1&idMenuSubCategory=12&idMenuMinorCategory=1201

If you can not find exactly what you're looking for, do a Google search of "railroad merger history".

Good luck!
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jimhaleyscomet
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Railroad family tree
Posted by jimhaleyscomet on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:24 AM
Does anyone know of a railroad "family tree" that would show what railroads were merged to become what other railroads and the relative dates of operation of each railroad? I believe the Baltimore and Ohio was the first railroad (although horse drawn) but I could be wrong.

Jim H
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