American Heritage / Wednesday February 28, 2007 07:00 AM EST
“It is with no ordinary feelings we announce the fact—that a plan for making a railroad from the city of Baltimore to some point on the Ohio River, has been considered and adopted.” These words in a Baltimore newspaper, Niles’ Weekly Register, told the world that a group of businessmen had gotten a charter, 180 years ago today, to build the first public railroad in America. The Baltimore & Ohio was born as an innovative entry into the vital race to tap the riches of the American West.
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